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Welcome to my little translation nook Translated Over Tea!🍵📜
A small corner of the internet where I share English translations of classic Chinese stories and novels that I’m currently reading and exploring.
A quick note about the translations: I am not a native Chinese speaker, nor do I fully understand the language. My translations rely on modern translation tools, careful reading, and additional research to understand the context and meaning of the stories. Because of this, there may be small imperfections along the way, and I truly appreciate your patience and understanding as I continue learning.
What I do have, however, is a deep appreciation for the wisdom found in these ancient stories and a genuine love for Chinese culture. Over the years, I’ve also become a big fan of Chinese music—especially songs from the dramas I’ve watched. Those dramas were actually one of the things that sparked my curiosity about the literature behind the culture.
I first started reading Chinese novels when I was around 28 years old. At the time, I often felt frustrated when I couldn’t find English translations of books I was curious about. Many fascinating stories simply weren’t available to English readers, and that curiosity stayed with me for years.
Now that translation tools are more accessible and I can do my own research, I decided to start translating and sharing the stories I’m currently reading. This project is truly a passion for me. It’s my way of learning, appreciating the culture I admire, and helping other English-speaking readers discover these beautiful works of literature.
If you love stories that teach, inspire, or make you pause and reflect, you’re in the right place. Thank you for joining me on this journey!🍵📚
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Separated from her son for years, across three thousand miles, Leaning by the gate in longing, the mother gained only a withered face. Now finally reunited, yet he is led astray by another. Her heart hangs in suspense; she helps bring them together so he won't linger afar. Before their daily routines are even settled, urgent feather-dispatches suddenly arrive, Fierce beacon smoke and battle drums echo from the distant horizon. Claiming he holds no official post, what does he care for loyalty or virtue?…-
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At fourteen I became your wife, with knitted brows I served your parents. Though my family were but reclusive scholars, my husband’s ways were those of a poor student. Our lineages were ancient and matched, our reputations not far apart. I did not complain that my coat was not of silk, nor did I crave pearls for my pendants. Holding the ritual gifts, I approached the ancestral temple; grasping the ladle, I entered the kitchen. Your father and mother were pleased and content; even the chores of laundry…
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Two kinds of people ruin states and homes: The home by a favored concubine, the state by a eunuch minister. A clever scheme is hatched to part the new from the old, A few subtle words are used to estrange the closest kin. The virtuous are made villainous, the false becomes the true, Loyal flesh and blood are treated as mere dust. To be toyed with until death, without a single regret, Leaving bystanders to laugh until their hearts break. Sister-in-law Gao used a mix of "sweet and bitter" words to…
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