Official novel releases [ edit ] (2019) Chinese (Traditional) Collector Edition, Volume 1 cover art, illustrated by Qian Er Bai (also featured in most foreign editions). (2021) English Edition, Volume 1 cover art, illustrated by Jin Fang. Wilson, Angel (2020-01-31). "Lan Wangji The Forklift: The Surprising Intersection of Fandom & The Coronavirus". thegeekiary.com . Retrieved 2022-05-12. After the Sunshot Campaign concluded, the Jin Clan of Lanling organized a days-long flower-viewing banquet and invited countless cultivators and clans to celebrate with them. Crowds flowed hither and thither in the main square of Golden Carp Tower, but they parted around Nie Mingjue’s towering form as he advanced. Both sides bowed their heads as they greeted him: “Chifeng-zun.” The original sentence goes "可虎符铸成之后，只使用了一次、魏无羡发现,大事不妙。” A direct translation would be “But once the tiger tally had been forged, wei wuxian used it once and discovered the situation wasn’t good.” However, the the eng translates it as .”可虎符铸成之后，只使用了一次 (fullstop) 魏无羡发现,大事不妙” (but once the tiger tally had been forged, it had only been used once. (fullstop). Wei Wuxian discovered things didn’t look good.” This rookie error occured because the translator team failed to appreciate the way basic punctuation (a comma vs fullstop ffs) changed the meaning of the a sentence. Novice mistake much? 🤦🏻‍♀️. It was an important plot point that he used it twice and had already messed up after the first time attempt. The editor was clearly sleeping at work lol.

The novel has a non-linear narrative structure with several intertwining plots. Below is a per storyline summary of events.) Nie Huaisang was originally planned to have a partner-in-crime that MXTX eventually scrapped after realizing that the character might hurt the structure of the story. She later found that the novel still felt complete without said character. Additionally, she has shared that Nie Huiasang is the intended next Chief Cultivator at the end of the story. Published in 2014, The Sum Villain’s Self-Saving System is MXTX’s first novel series. It follows Shen Yuan, a devoted fan of a web novel called "Proud Immortal Demon Way" that features the amazing half-demon Luo Binghe, whom he finds incredibly beautiful and powerful. However, an unfortunate accident causes Shen’s death, and he's reborn…into his favorite web novel! He’s now in the body of Shen Qingqiu, Luo’s cruel teacher, and he’ll be forced to suffer a terrible demise if he doesn’t find a way to change the story. Now, he’s on a mission against fate as he tries to build a positive relationship with Luo as the young man embarks on his journey to the top.

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Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (MXTX) Becomes Triple New York Times Best Selling Author in One Week with Seven Seas Debut of Danmei Novels Secondly, the translator uses slang that are inappropriate and almost reeks of classicism. For example, what's with the 'ain't?'. In Chapter 1 (by the peasants)"ain't this shidi, the little sect (another translational error! this should have been clan leader) Jiang. Chapter 7 (the waiter) "ain't that a funny joke." It almost sounds like an appropriation of AAVE. I can almost picture it being said with a USA southern drawl. Or Chapter 4 (peasant lady) "Li'l Laddie, no need for ya to pay" - lol why does the lady with a Wu dialect (modern day Suzhou) speak with a Scottish accent? Then again, this isn't surprising because in the translator's previous TGCF fan translation there was "(peasant ghost); Blimey yer lord ship!". Not particularly sure why the peasant ghost was speaking with a British slang too. Judging from the trend, it seems that peasants in this translation speak with either a UK or AAVE accent. Classist much? Aside from their capacity to perform superhuman feats, most cultivators are presented as gentry scholars who train and may become proficient in the Chinese Six Arts, which places them at the top of the social hierarchy. [14] Meanwhile, there are also those who exist as "rogue cultivators," ones who do not belong in any clan, sect, or organization due to them abandoning it, never being in one, being expelled, or their clan/sect being destroyed.

Firstly, the pronunciation guide. They should have used Pinyin, or Wades Giles, not a strange phonetic guide that they coined up on their own. (gee ay gee ay ffs). And secondly, the guide only works if anyone wants to speak with a Beijing accent. There are a lot “sh” and “r” in the guide that are not really used by most Chinese accents. For example, Xian is pronounced as "ci(city)-an" by most Mandarin speakers, as opposed to "sheean". There is no "Sh" (Shanghai, Shang Chi) sound in 'Xian'. Unfortunately, the pronunciation guide leaves a bad taste as it brings to mind the way chinese names are constantly mispronounced and made fun of by non speakers. The least the guide could do would be to point non speakers in the correct direction but clearly, that was too much to hope for. Within the low fantasy xianxia setting of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, [h] a state of "true immortality" for living humans does not exist. There is no higher level than the perfect utilization of the golden core. Humans who cultivate and develop their golden core to its maximum potential can live up to 500 years, compared to characters featured in high fantasy xianxia stories such as mythical beings, demons, and humans who ascend to godhood and can exist for millennia. In this historical novel series originally released in Chinese–and coming to the English language for the first time–an intense relationship burns between the son of an infamous traitor and the vengeful nobleman who despises him...at first. Shen Zechuan is the eighth son of the traitorous Prince of Jianxing, a man who doomed his cities and people to destruction at the hands of the foreign enemy. As the only surviving member of his reviled line, Shen Zechuan is dragged to the capital in chains. He bears the hatred of the nation, but no one’s hate burns hotter than that of Xiao Chiye, the youngest son of the powerful Prince of Libei. Xiao Chiye would love nothing more than to see Shen Zechuan dead--but against all odds, he clings to life. Rather than succumb to his family’s disgrace, he becomes a thorn in Xiao Chiye’s side, clawing his way into the cutthroat political world of the capital. Yet as these two bitter enemies beat against the bonds of their fate, they find themselves kindred spirits, unlikely allies...and perhaps something more. The Seven Seas English-language edition includes exclusive new covers and interior illustrations. Mo Dao Zu Shi official audio drama was produced by Polar Penguin Studios (北斗企鹅工作室 制作) in collaboration with Sound Studio (寻声工作室), and supervised by the original novel's author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. It encompasses three seasons and is broadcast on the Chinese audio streaming app MaoEr FM (猫耳FM). [37] It features voice actors Lu Zhixing (路知行) as Wei Wuxian and Wei Chao (魏超) as Lan Wangji.Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air. Once he was one of two promising young commanders, twin stars of the empire. His comrade, the lowborn Gu Mang, was Mo Xi’s brother-in-arms, best friend, and—secretly—his lover, until the day Gu Mang turned traitor and joined the ranks of their nation’s greatest enemy. Now Gu Mang has been returned to the empire a ruined man, a shadow of the military genius he once was. The public clamors for his death, and no one yearns for vengeance more than Mo Xi. Or so he thought—for faced once more with his bitterest enemy, Mo Xi is left with more questions than answers. Why did the man he loved betray him? And what secrets hide behind Gu Mang’s tortured eyes? Also “Hanguang Jun” isn’t a sorbriquet. It’s a “号” (hao) ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_name), which was a common concept in Ancient China. These mistranslations are blatantly disrespectful towards Chinese, both on a cultural and a religious level. 7S needs to stop reinventing chinese culture.