13 Aug 2005 12:07 am
Signese.com is a collection of photos of Chinese characters in action. Although most are taken by myself on the streets of Beijing, many are contributions, which can be sent directly from your mobile phone.
Queries and thoughts about the photos are always welcome via the comment function.
December 8th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
* I like this one. It has obviously come from 孟子. The story goes that Mengzi advises a king that it is happier (樂) to enjoy (樂) music (樂) with others than by oneself alone. And it is happier to enjoy music with a lot of people than with just a few. The original - 曰：獨樂樂，與人樂樂，孰樂？曰：不若與人。曰：與少樂樂，與眾樂樂，孰樂？曰：「不若與眾」。
skylee @ 2005-08-13 00:31:39
* Oh looks like the second part actually refers to “enjoy happiness” rather than “enjoy music”. So I guess it should be pronounced like this - du2 le4 yue4, ren2 le4 yue4, shao3 le 4 le4, zhong4 le4 le4.
skylee @ 2005-08-13 00:57:40
* Oh I was wrong again. Seems like the first part should be du2 yue4 le4, ren2 yue4 le4. Will find out how to pronounce the second part.
skylee @ 2005-08-13 01:09:34
* OK I conclude that both parts refer to enjoy music(hope it is not very wrong). And I would read - “yue1: du2 yue4 le4, yu3 ren2 yue4 le4, shu2 le4? yue1: bu4 ruo4 yu3 ren2. yue1: yu3 shao3 yue4 le4, yu3 zhong4 yue4 le4, shu2 le4? yue1: bu4 ruo4 yu3 zhong4.”
skylee @ 2005-08-13 02:53:36
* Thanks Sky - I had a feeling there was more to it than multiple happiness . . .
Roddy @ 2005-08-14 08:21:30