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Things to know about Chinese/Wuxia

A/N: This is more of an organized reminder for me but I believe ya'll might want to know about these things too.

History of Wuxia

300–200 BCE.

The eight common attributes of the xia are listed as benevolence, justice, individualism, loyalty, courage, truthfulness, disregard for wealth, and desire for glory. Apart from individualism, these characteristics are similar to Confucian values such as ren (仁; "benevolence", "kindness"), zhong (忠; "loyalty"), yong (勇; "courage", "bravery") and yi (義; "righteousness").[11] The code of xia also emphasises the importance of repaying benefactors after having received deeds of en (恩; "grace", "favour") from others, as well as seeking chou (仇; "vengeance", "revenge") to bring villains to justice. However, the importance of vengeance is controversial, as a number of wuxia works stress Buddhist ideals, which include forgiveness, compassion and a prohibition on killing.

"Rules"

The basic (spoken and unspoken) norms of the jianghu are:

-No using of dirty tricks such as eye-gouging during fights unless one has a personal feud with the opponent.

-Personal feuds do not extend to family members.

-Always show respect for seniors and elders according to their status or age.

-Complete obedience to one's shifu (martial arts teacher).

-No learning of martial arts from another person without prior permission from one's shifu.

-No using of martial arts against those who are not trained in martial arts.

-No violating of women.

-No sexual relationships with the wives of friends.

-One's word is one's bond.

Tai Chi

TaiJi has four main prerequisites: slow, continuous, circular and relaxed; and two additional – soft and graceful.

Tai Chi is considered a moving meditation. It helps bring peace of mind; it increases one's vital force and promotes deep breathing and tones up the heart.

The object of Tai Chi is to develop Chi (Qi), a persons internal force which is a kind of bio electricity.

TaiJi uses internal forces. The motion should be rooted in the feet, releases through the legs, controlled by the waist and manifested through the fingers.

Addressing people

先生 (xiān sheng, Mr.) – a respectful way to address a male. It could also mean "husband" depending on context, as in the following example:

The Use of 先生 (xiān sheng, Mr.), 女士 (nǚ shì, Ms.), 太太 (tài tai, Mrs.), and 小姐 (xiǎojiě, Miss)

女士 (nǚ shì, Ms.) – a respectful way to address a female

太太 (tài tai, Mrs.) – a respectful way to address a married woman.

小姐 (xiǎo jiě, Miss) – a respectful way to address a woman in formal settings.

Certain jobs carry a higher social status with them, and these workers are usually addressed by their job titles, such as 医生 (yī shēng, doctor), 护士 (hù shì, nurse), 律师 (lǜ shī, lawyer), 法官 (fǎ guān, judge), 会计 (kuài jì, accountant), 教授 (jiàoshòu, professor), 老师 (lǎo shī, teacher), and 博士(bó shì, Ph.D.). Surnames may be placed before the job titles as well.

市长 (shì zhǎng, mayor), 校长 (xiàozhǎng, school principal), 经理 (jīng lǐ, manager), and 董事 (dǒng shì, director).

服务员(fú wù yuán) – used to address a waiter or waitress.

Chinese Honorifics/Spoken Effects 

Huīxià ............ sir

Shīfù ............ master

Rénxiōng ............ You, the kind elder brother

Xiándì ............   You, the virtuous younger brother

Zhàng ............  A prefix for elderly persons

tài / dà ............  A prefix for elders.

tàifǔ ............ Grandfather

tàimǔ ............ Grandmother

ā ............ Ah~

bĕn ............ This~ / Our~

bì ............ My~ / Our~

jūn ............  A suffix used for a male friend or a respected person.

jī ............  A suffix used for a female friend, maiden.

láng ............  A suffix used for an intimate male friend or one's husband.

xiōng ............ brother  - A suffix used for an older male friend.

gē ............ elder brother - A suffix used for an older male friend or relative.

dì ............ younger brother - A suffix used for a younger male friend or relative

jiĕ ............ elder sister - A suffix used for an older female friend or relative.

mèi ............ younger sister - A suffix used for a younger female friend or relative.

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