Word of Honor Classical Chinese Literature compilation

Throughout the Word of Honor series, the characters constantly makes use of poetry and chengyu (idioms). Several of these are classical Chinese poems. We have researched, translated and annotated some of the classical Chinese stories and poems used as part of our mandarin studies.

This selection is based on 20+ poems, stories and symbolism from the series. Some of the topics discussed include:

-> the use of the word soulmate

-> the cutting of the sleeve

-> the origin of the name Window of Heaven

-> the significance of the hairpin

-> Name origins

Each poem comes with;

-> Brief explanation of its background,

-> Scene where it is used,

-> Pinyin translation

-> English translation

There are also vocabulary lists included to help with pronunciations!