Predicament of Courting (Part 2) - 问世间情为何物,只教生死相许？

From http://zhenduowenxue.googlepages.com/3.jpg/3-full.jpg

东 张 西 望 — "to look about furtively; to peer in all directions"
Dōng zhāng sī wàng


From http://www.dlog.cn/uploads/diary/200704/02102421245.jpg (Condor Heroes)

情 为 何 物 ? — "Love is meant for who?"
Qíng weì hé wù


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/


From http://jk172.k12.sd.us/060501_tiger.jpg



The following poem is retrieve from
http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/
[原创]问世间情为何物(汉服音画)-sbw6633

Translated by Dr. eye 7.0 (Commercial Version) For Windows 2000/XP/2003 developed by Inventec (Shanghai) Corporation © 2006

Han Yu Pin Yin by Clavis Sinica Chinese Text Annotator developed by a faculty member at the University of Michigan as a supplementary learning tool for English-speaking students of the Chinese language. © Copyright Clavis Sinica 2008



From http://gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/05/27/nf080527013.jpg

Title:
问 世 间 情 为 何 物, 只 教 生 死 相 许 ？
Wèn shì jiān qíng wèi hé wù, zhǐ jiāo shēng sǐ xiāng xǔ


From http://cwc168.com/jj/uploads/article/image/butterfly.jpg

问 世 间 情 为 何 物, 只 教 生 死 相 许 ？ — "Ask the world Love is meant for who, when it is only concern about life and death?"
Wèn shì jiān qíng wèi hé wù, zhǐ jiāo shēng sǐ xiāng xǔ


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

天 南 地 北 双 飞 客， 老 翅 几 回 寒 暑。 — "A pair of "Love birds" living so far apart, with only old wings to weather the merciless hotness and coldness."
Tiān nán dì běi shuāng fēi kè, lǎo chì jǐ huí hán shǔ 。


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

欢 乐 趣， 离 别 苦， 就 中 更 有 痴 儿 女。— "The joy when together is delighting, but the parting is bitter, and yet there are even more hopelessly lovelorn people."

Huān lè qù, lí bié kǔ，jiù zhōng gèng yǒu chī ér nǚ


From http://pimg.qihoo.com/qhimg/jingyan/541_406/10/02/11/1002114q1182a6.369f0b.jpg

君 应 有 语，渺 万 里 层 云， 千 山 暮 雪 ，只 影 向 谁 去 ？— "The gentleman may have something to say, but the voice is so small, across the large span and vast layer of cloud, along with thousands of mountain covered with snow in the sunset, which way shall the “Shadow” (voice) go?"

Jūn yīng yǒu yǔ ，miǎo wàn lǐ céng yún， qiān shān mù xuě，zhǐ yǐng Xiàng shéi (shuí) qù？


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

横 汾 路， 寂 寞 当 年 箫 鼓， 荒 烟 依 旧 平 楚。— "The long, harsh and rough “Fen” road, with the loneliness of the early years’ bellow music from the bamboo flute and drum, and the wild desolate smoke is still filled full with the same suffering and distress."
Héng fén lù，jì mò dāng nián xiāo gǔ，huāng yī jiù ping chǔ。


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

招 魂 楚 些 何 嗟 及， 山 鬼 暗 谛 风 雨。— "Summon the spirit of the dead to clear the regretful moments, mountain devils and dark side of trials and hardships."
Zhāo hún chǔ xiē hé jiē jí，shān guǐ àn dì fēng yǔ。


From http://xa.photo.store.qq.com/rurl2=6f4459675f21561e61f68d73a1bd1379d479462e7259c945b1145eaa4
feb9b6216be8e6e93e352e5404afcfc97c7db88b7a15926465702b31775eaef51a8ce215fcc97f80e060c
318d8caf25543f6e80f215f760 (Fairy Carton)

天 也 妒， 未 信 与， 莺 儿 燕 儿 俱 黄 土。— "Heaven is jealous too, with such unbelievable phenomenon that even causes the entire warblers and swallows to be reduced to powder (loess)."
Tiān yě dù，wèi xìn yǔ，yīng ér yān r jù huáng tǔ。


From http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/

千 秋 万 古， 为 留 待 骚 人，— "Requires forever, throughout the ages (for a thousand autumns), in order to wait for the poet, writer,"
Qiān qiū wàn gǔ， wèi liú dài sāo rén，


From http://xz6.2000y.net/admin/uploadfile/20043812371982608.jpg

狂 歌 痛 饮， 来 访 雁 丘 处。— "Sing with wild joy and drink to one's heart content, during visiting the wild goose's grave."
Kuáng gē tòng yǐn，lái fǎng yàn qiū chù。


From http://blog.chinaacc.com/UserUpLoad/6/fangdijiayuan/Photo/2007224242201.jpg (Fairy Carton)

Retrieve from http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/
[原创]问世间情为何物(汉服音画)-sbw6633


From http://my.popiano.org/attachments/2007/02/190058_200702281509211.gif

Translated by Dr. eye 7.0 (Commercial Version) For Windows 2000/XP/2003 developed by Inventec (Shanghai) Corporation © 2006


From http://121.img.pp.sohu.com/images/blog/2008/3/17/18/19/1195a8a06f4.jpg

Han Yu Pin Yin by Clavis Sinica Chinese Text Annotator developed by a faculty member at the University of Michigan as a supplementary learning tool for English-speaking students of the Chinese language. © Copyright Clavis Sinica 2008


From http://www.yini.org/girl/0/b06.jpg
情 为 何 物 ？- I don't know !

李 翊 君 - 苦 海 女 神 龍

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6CQOzqN8ZI&eurl=http://molly-lifeisuncertain.blogspot.com/&feature=player_embedded
苦 海 女 神 龍 黃 俊 雄 李 翊 君 台 語
Taiwanese karaoke Lee Yik Kwan


Reference
http://q.163.com/sbw6633/blog/ccaoo/105769220076595338979/
[原创]问世间情为何物(汉服音画)-sbw6633
http://jk172.k12.sd.us/060501_tiger.jpg
http://zhenduowenxue.googlepages.com/3.jpg/3-full.jpg
http://cwc168.com/jj/uploads/article/image/butterfly.jpg
http://www.dlog.cn/uploads/diary/200704/02102421245.jpg (Condor Heroes)
http://pimg.qihoo.com/qhimg/jingyan/541_406/10/02/11/1002114q1182a6.369f0b.jpg
http://blog.chinaacc.com/UserUpLoad/6/fangdijiayuan/Photo/2007224242201.jpg (Fairy Carton)
http://xz6.2000y.net/admin/uploadfile/20043812371982608.jpg
http://121.img.pp.sohu.com/images/blog/2008/3/17/18/19/1195a8a06f4.jpg
http://www.yini.org/girl/0/b06.jpg
http://gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2008/05/27/nf080527013.jpg
http://my.popiano.org/attachments/2007/02/190058_200702281509211.gif
http://xa.photo.store.qq.com/rurl2=6f4459675f21561e61f68d73a1bd1379d479462e7259c945b1145eaa4
feb9b6216be8e6e93e352e5404afcfc97c7db88b7a15926465702b31775eaef51a8ce215fcc97f80e060c
318d8caf25543f6e80f215f760 (Fairy Carton)
http://molly-lifeisuncertain.blogspot.com

Predicaments during Courting (Part 1) - 羞 得 无 地 自 容

“Unsuitable and unwanted” singles will ended up with extreme embarrassment and heart breaking moments more often than others.

刻　骨　铭　心　－　”Remember deeply the pain, just like scraping the bone”
Kè gú míng xīn
Photo is obtained from http://www.cooqy.com/blog/images/shame.jpg



Agony of an ugly,old and fat single - 羞　得　无　地　自　容

手　足　无　措　－　”At a loss as to what to do; panic”
Shòu zú wú cuò

手　忙　脚　乱　 － 　”Confused, disorder”
Shòu máng jiǎo luàn

羞　得　无　地　自　容　－　“So ashamed but nowhere to hide”
Xiū dé wú dì zì róng

羞　面　见　人　－　“Ashamed to face people”
Xiū miàn jiàn rén

自　不　量　力 － “Does no known one’s own limitation”
Zì bù liàn lì

刻　骨　铭　心　－　”Remember deeply the pain, just like scraping the bone”
Kè gú míng xīn

感　情　注　定　失　败　－　”Love relationship doomed to failure”
Gǎn qíng zhù dìng shī bài

(失　败　乃　成　功　之　母)　－　”Failure is the mother of success”
Shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhí mǔ

义　无　反　顾　－　”Never look back, continue on relentlessly”
Yí wú fǎn gù

名　花　有　主　－　”Popular and already attached”
Míng huā yóu zhǔ

鲜　花　插　在　牛　粪　上　－　”Fresh Flowers inserted in cow dung”
Xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàngíng

癞　蛤　蟆　想　吃　天　鹅　肉　－　”To crave for what one is not worthy of, She's out of you league”
Lài há má xiǎng chī tiān é ròu

癞　皮　狗　－　”a mangy dog, scum-sucking pig, a loathsome creature”
Lài pí gǒu




Photo is obtained from http://fanart.lionking.org/Artists/Agent/Rejected.gif

There are those who wants to be single by choice, for whatever reason, could also have faced awkward situations.
手　足　无　措　－　”At a loss as to what to do; panic”
Shòu zú wú cuò

Dilemmas and predicaments during Courting

Although God has good intention by creating human beings, all to be equal and to enjoy the fruits of love, we cannot deny that imperfectness still occur. There are those who wants to be single by choice, for whatever reason, could also have faced awkward situations. “Unsuitable and unwanted” singles will ended up with extreme embarrassment and heart breaking moments more often than others.

It could be that we are still not well-trained enough to handle comments like the following.

• “Do not introduce such ‘thing’ to me. What others have rejected, I also do not want!”
• “Don’t try your luck again. You are hopeless.”
• “I am like flower on cowshit (鲜花插在牛粪上).”
• “You are a toad dreaming of heavenly crane (癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉).”
• “Something must be wrong with you.”
• “I feel ashamed for you.”
• “I am going to call the police.”
• “Try that old auntie; she is very suitable for you.”
• “You are not going to get anything from me. Get lost!”
• “My expectation is higher than this.”
• “Look in the mirror first.”
• “Somebody, help me!”
• “Scum (癞皮狗)”
  

手　忙　脚　乱　 － 　”Confused, disorder”
Shòu máng jiǎo luàn
Photo is obtained from http://www.bamkapow.com/rejected-iron-man-movie-designs--664-p.html


Kinder version but similar message:

• “I am not free for you. Mon – Fri have to work overtime. Weekends, I want to sleep.”
• “I know you are a nice person, but I am not suitable for you”
• “I am very sorry. I am already attached (名花有主)”
• “Maybe you try getting a foreign wife, for example, from china or Vietnam.”
• “We are not fated to be together.”

Photo is obtained from http://screenrant.com/images/ironRECOIL3.jpg
感　情　注　定　失　败　－　”Love relationship doomed to failure”
Gǎn qíng zhù dìng shī bài


Other disadvantages and difficulties

For those who are less equal cannot help but sense what the world is thinking. Those not endowed with appreciable physical attributes can expect to receive lectures on how much “sacrifices” others have to make. These “seriousness” are always emphasized whenever opportunity arises. Stormy glares accompany by the following comments are common.

• “Do not pollute the nice environment meant for nice and beautiful people.”
• “Why are you interrupting the harmony with your appearance?”
• “Visually: no contribution and value added.”
• “The brain smells and cannot tolerate such ‘stinking’ sight.”
• “Garbage should stay where it belong.”

义　无　反　顾　－　”Never look back, continue on relentlessly”
Yí wú fǎn gù
Photo is obtained from http://screenrant.com/images/IRONBIG_FRONT4.jpg


Heavenly lib services for the more fortunate

In this world, there are still people who still afford to offer a smile while providing services. This may sound amazing but it is true.

• “You are the sunshine of my day!”
• “Welcome you 24/7.”
• “Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance.”
• “You look stunning today!”
• “I cannot imagine what will happen without you.”

羞　得　无　地　自　容　－　“So ashamed but nowhere to hide”
Xiū dé wú dì zì róng
Photo is obtained from http://powet.tv/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/IronFlyCity.jpg


Reference
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
http://www.cooqy.com/blog/images/shame.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/169660243_ecaf8fae90.jpg
http://www.bamkapow.com/ul/288-ironRECOIL3.jpg
http://www.bamkapow.com/rejected-iron-man-movie-designs--664-p.html
http://fanart.lionking.org/Artists/Agent/Rejected.gif
Philips Collegues (Young, Old, Male and Female)