Finally, something new to breathe some life into this blog. The original plan was to translate a gongting (palace) novel, but my progress has been rather slow. There’s lots of historical terminology and details that I want to take some time combing through, which…
The Eastern Palace is more dangerous than the Imperial Palace. Compared to being emperor, being crown prince is more difficult… —Li Cheng Yin, Eastern Palace by Fei Wo Si Cun Happy New Year! Before I get going with my next translation project, I wanted…
Part of a Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms translation project at fruitydeer.com. Do not download, copy, or redistribute without permission. Source: 三生三世十里桃花 by Tang Qi // Translated By: fruitydeer Happy December! Here’s the last A’Li side story. It offers another peek into Bai Qian…
Part of a Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms translation project at fruitydeer.com. Do not download, copy, or redistribute without permission. Source: 三生三世十里桃花 by Tang Qi Gong Zi // Translated By: fruitydeer This is part 4 of 4. Our short journey has finally reached its end….
Part of a Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms translation project at fruitydeer.com. Do not download, copy, or redistribute without permission. Source: 三生三世十里桃花 by Tang Qi Gong Zi // Translated By: fruitydeer This is part 3 of 4. It took more time than expected since…
Part of a Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms translation project at fruitydeer.com. Do not download, copy, or redistribute without permission. Source: 三生三世十里桃花 by Tang Qi Gong Zi // Translated By: fruitydeer Part 2 of 4! Still working on the next two parts so those may…
Part of a Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms translation project at fruitydeer.com. Do not download, copy, or redistribute without permission. Source: 三生三世十里桃花 by Tang Qi Gong Zi // Translated By: fruitydeer A lovely epilogue that dives into Ye Hua’s childhood and touches on his…
When Chinese speakers refer to peach blossoms, they’re typically talking about something other than the pretty flowers blooming on peach blossom trees. In Mandarin, the word for peach blossoms is taohua and it serves as double entendre. Taohua can be used to describe someone’s…
Part of a Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms translation project at fruitydeer.com. Do not download, copy, or redistribute without permission. Source: 三生三世十里桃花 by Tang Qi // Translated By: fruitydeer Here’s a cute little epilogue from Peach Blossoms featuring A’Li with a sprinkle of domestic…
So I’m starting a blog. Or perhaps this will just act as a running archive of sorts. But to be honest, I mostly wanted a place where I could fawn about the novel and drama I’ve had my eyes on as of late –…
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