S5E09 | You Asked For It!
Saying: “Leaving the door open invites the thief”
Pinyin: Kāi Mén Yī Dào
Chinese: 开门揖盗
In this penultimate CSP episode for Season 5, we harken back to the Three Kingdoms Period, and the time of the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan. When Sun Quan's lugubrious grieving over Sun Ce's unexpected and early passing leads him to neglect his kingdom, he learns from a trusted voice that he is Kāi Mén Yī Dào 开门揖盗. Opening the door and welcoming a robber. He's asking for it! Enjoy this story lifted directly from the Record of the Three Kingdoms. And thanks for listening.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kāi mén yī dào | 开门揖盗 | To open the door and invite in a bandit. To "ask for trouble" |
| Wú Shū | 吴书 | Book of Wu, one of the three books that make up thre Record of the Three Kingdoms |
| Sān Guó Zhì | 三国志 | The Record of the Three Kingdoms, written during the Jin Dynasty (晋朝) |
| Jìn Dynasty | 晋朝 | Dynasty that lasted from 266-420 |
| Luó Guànzhōng | 罗贯中 | 1330-1400, Author of the classic Ming Dynasty novel, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" |
| Kāi | 开 | To open |
| mén | 门 | Door, gate |
| Kāi mén | 开门 | To open the door |
| Yī | 揖 | When you Zuò Yī (perform a Yī),you’re bowing and also extending your hands before you and clasp them. It is a polite greeting and show of respect |
| Dào | 盗 | a robber or bandit |
| Eastern Hàn | 东汉 | The second part of the Han Dynasty, also known as the Later Han, began on 25 AD after the overthrow of Wang Mang and the start of the reign of Han Guangwu |
| Yíng Zhèng | 嬴政 | Personal name of Qin Shihuang, the founding emperor of the Qin Dynasty |
| Liú Bāng | 刘邦 | Personal name of Han Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty |
| Sūn Quán | 孙权 | 182-252, brother of Sun Ce, later Emperor of Eastern Wu (229-252) |
| Sūn Cè | 孙策 | 175-200, elder brother of Sun Quan, military general and politician who got things going for the future Eastern Wu |
| Emperor Xiàn | 汉献帝 | Final emperor of the Han Dynasty who reigned 189-220 |
| Cáo Pī | 曹丕 | First emperor of the Kingdom of Cao Wei. He was also the son of Cao Cao |
| Jiāng dōng | 江东 | The Eastern part of China comprising Jiangsu, and parts of Anhui and Zhejiang |
| 吴郡 | Wú jùn | Wú Prefecture |
| Sūzhōu | 苏州 | City in JIangsu famous for many things |
| Dōng Wú | 东吴 | Eastern Wu, also known as Sun Wu. This was one of the Three Kingdoms contending for supremecy of all China |
| Xǔ Gòng | 许贡 | Died in 200 AD, a politician and minor warlord in Jiangsu |
| Dāntú | 丹 徒 | A town just south of Zhenjiang on the Yangzi River |
| Zhāng Zhāo | 张昭 | 156-236, Chief advisor to Sun Ce who later went on to serve Sun Quan |
| Teacup Chéngyǔ Yánjiū Zhōngxīn | 茶杯媒体成语研究中心 | The Teacup Media Chengyu Research Center |
