{"id":2774,"date":"2025-08-12T14:57:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/?p=2774"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:58:53","slug":"my-dabbles-into-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/?p=2774","title":{"rendered":"My Dabbles into Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-spectrcyde wp-block-embed-spectrcyde\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XWgow6GUTG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/?page_id=1500\">Chinese Pinyin Mandarin Fusion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Chinese Pinyin Mandarin Fusion&#8221; &#8212; Spectrcyde\" src=\"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/?page_id=1500&#038;embed=true#?secret=F82F2ktUXu#?secret=XWgow6GUTG\" data-secret=\"XWgow6GUTG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An intriguing scroll. Here&#8217;s an English translation of the transcribed classical Chinese text, interpreted with historical and philosophical context in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Translation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Do not rely on battle alone;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A hundred victories are not to be trusted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refine the flow of action,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And observe their form to understand strategy\u2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is the way of knowing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>From the Three Strategies<\/em>: Use the gateway to guide governance,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gather their words.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spread the gate of emptiness to record the source of refinement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To know the other is the strength of a nation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To know thoroughly is to ensure national strength.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Six reins (or bridles).&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes on Interpretation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The text appears to draw from <em>The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong<\/em> (\u300a\u4e09\u7565\u300b), a classical Chinese military treatise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phrases like \u201c\u77e5\u5f7c\u8005\u570b\u4e4b\u5f37\u201d (\u201cTo know the other is the strength of a nation\u201d) echo Sun Tzu\u2019s emphasis on intelligence and strategic awareness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c\u516d\u929c\u201d (Six reins) may metaphorically refer to six methods of control or guidance, possibly in governance or military command.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-opt-id=381124165  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml6vmqguit1n.i.optimole.com\/w:683\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/http:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copilot_20250610_185544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2769\" style=\"width:819px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ml6vmqguit1n.i.optimole.com\/w:683\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copilot_20250610_185544.png 683w, https:\/\/ml6vmqguit1n.i.optimole.com\/w:200\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copilot_20250610_185544.png 200w, https:\/\/ml6vmqguit1n.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1152\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copilot_20250610_185544.png 768w, https:\/\/ml6vmqguit1n.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:1536\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copilot_20250610_185544.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An intriguing scroll. 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