Never did I think that my passion for learning history and literature and language of other countries and cultures would be revived by watching BL dramas but here we are.
The part about fried dough killed me because on the spanish subs they made WKX say "we will fry like a pair of churros" and I couldn't hold my laughter 🤣🤣🤣 so romantic
What? Your professors don't share BL analyses with you? I exchange them with my students in our Discord server. 😂😂😂 It helps to pick a degree/major related to media studies.
honestly, if any of my literature or history teachers used stories to explain how people lived or talked, i'd pay way more attention. The world needs more giggles and wordplay
Priest seriously hit gold with the scriptwriter this time! This is truly a wonderfully well-written & thought out drama! So much heart & passion poured into it!
Actually his name is 温客行 which comes fron 天涯孤鸿 无根行客 which roughly translates as lonely traveller who has no root (?) hometown (?) history (?) uhhh... Something like that. He'll explain that in ep 25/26/27 along with zhou zi shu's name. I forgot the actually episode.
I'd agree that WKX definitely taught himself to compensate; probably not only to show off, but rather to find a sort of bridge to the "human" world. Since Ghost Valley is only reigned by fear and hate, and many people always say that love is one of humanity's greatest virtues - I can see how WKX would especially get himself familiar with romantic poems. And basically everything else after that.
The more you uncover about Word of Honor the more respect I feel for this scriptwriter. Even the English subbed dialogue seems to sing with wit and poise. By the way, I know Wen Kexing uses every opportunity to flirt with his A’Xu, but does Zhou Zishu ever flirt back?
@@jivvyjack7723 Yay! In which episode does ZZS start returning WKX’s flirting? FYI, I’ve watched the raws episodes 16-32. I know their relationship turns a lot sweeter, but I’m curious when the dynamic starts to shift and become mutual: in Ep. 12, earlier, or later?
@@mkull910 Hehehe, ZZS' way is not blatant sexy like WKX. It is his more willingness to smile and banter with him, being like a girl asking when is he coming home, he has to cook dinner for him or he will die of hunger, throwing stuff at him, pinching him. Sorry, I was like laughing.
@@jivvyjack7723 😂 Now that I’ve finished the drama, I see what you mean. ZZS’ eyes start to radiate warmth, and the mother hen-like protectiveness he feels toward his Lao Wen/Shidi is no joke. ☺️
when he accepted the wine after laowen protected him and the kid in the hotel by taking care of the 2 assassins from ghost valley. when he pretended his wounds are hurting too much and he wanted laowen to find food for him. when he calls laowen idiot when they were "sunbathing". you have to check the couples reactions. When Axu flirts back, laowen's smile is SUPER DUPER SWEET. Axu seeing this sweet smile he will say idiot and smile too.
This is what makes WoH so beautiful and it’s a culmination of everyone’s efforts from the leads, scriptwriter and the people behind the camera for the perfect execution of this scenes and not being cringey.
I just wanted to say thank you for making deep videos like these. Thanks to you and a few other people I follow singing this show's praises I'll finally be watching it next week. Can't wait to watch all your analysis videos then.
Thanks to the brilliant writings of the scriptwriter, and to Gong Jun as Wen Ke Xing for bringing the dialogues to life. Which in turn, make Word of Honor such a gem drama to watch. Wen Ke Xing is one of the most exciting multi-dimensional characters I’ve ever seen on screen. He’s such an anti-hero who can kill in an instant while also a king of flirt who can recite poetry left and right 😂 Such a refreshing character that you don’t come across often. Gosh I love this man 🤧 Thank you so much for taking the time to explain all the meanings behind the poetry to us 🙏🏼❤️
One of the many things which made me love this drama more is this clever usage of poetry to express their emotions and thoughts. As a non-Chinese speaker, even though I don't understand any of it without a clear explanation I still enjoy it to the root. Poetry in all languages has this universal connection to human emotion. I really loved the way you explained every word and their history. 'Flirt with Style' is the perfect description for WKX. I'm so very impressed by the scriptwriter too. The dedication she put into this work is praise-worthy. Even though this drama had a very low budget and it can be seen very clearly in their production quality - props and CGI, they covered up all that lacking by focusing on script and direction. It is such a beautifully done drama and the popularity and success it enjoys are truly deserved. Looking forward to more of your videos on Word of Honor. Thank You !!!❤
@@GeGeAiNi oh my God!!! Then all those productions crew are genius as it's still pretty and really amazing drama. I mean wen ke xing red robes and xi'eer dress were really pretty and seems majestic
I've watched so many cdramas yet none has surpassed WenKexin's shameless flirtatious demeanor in Word of Honor. Simon Gong's acting is top notch. Layers of his character beautifully crafted and shown, evil lord, a master martial artist, and a lover. With all these hidden meanings of script lines and only familiar to people of chinese culture adds additional flavour to enjoy this drama. Here a grateful heart..
right? I am an actual linguist who never liked or wanted to learn Chinese because I hate tones, it's been my least favorite linguistic element type for ever, but I fell down danmei rabbit hole mdzs first, and now I'm like MUST LEARN ALL THE THINGS. history, culture, language, GIVE IT TO ME AHH 🤣🤣🤣
I must admit that I loved the cut sleeve reference the moment I saw it. This drama is way ahead of any other Chinese BL when it comes to fool around censorship... it's a masterpiece ❤
The ancient Chinese poem about the swan hit me hard because if Wen Kexing ends up sacrificing himself for Zhou Zishu, it will be the ultimate act of love, but it would break Zhou Zishu's heart for good because Wen Kexing is his soulmate so he would never love again. After all the trauma they've both been through, they deserve their happily ever after. 🥺
@@zishitu5715 wkx didn't die, they do get their happy ending (it's in the special ep 37).Zzs already tried to commit suicide twice because he thought wkx had died. It'd make no sense for wkx to die at the end, cause why would zzs not kill himself? He was suicidal before he met wkx and reverts back to that whenever he loses him.
@@Lilithlyalso, ZZS wouldn't kill himself because it would be disrespectful to WKX who gave his life to preserve his. It would make his death be in vain.
I knew it! When she was knocking those two bread sticks together, that it meant something...but wasn't sure...but kinda had a feeling... 😂🥰🥰 Thanks for confirming.
actually the script writer left us clue, Axiang had steamed buns all along, she didnt need to roast the flat breads so why is she doing that. I was watch "straight guys reaction to WOH" and they were questioning why is everyone ignore the kid (CL) cause the kid looks pale and he needs food. AHAHAH
nuuuu ahhahahah lanzhan is the kind of guy that wins heart with his red ears. Hence the one taking action is wwx. This guy here in WOH is really a peacock hahahahahahhahaa i just LOVE chinese BL stories, been reading them for the past 10 years i couldnt stop :O
Actually, Lan Zhan is very educated. He just does that thing where he uses the specific words needed and it shows educated he is that he can get away with using single word answers. Wei Wuxian is the one who uses poetry to flirt or even have fun like he did with the Yuandao thing since it was a play on words with a known poem and the onomatopoeias. But then, Wen Kexing and Wei Wuxian are both of the similar "chaotic gremlin" archetype who flirt with their love interest.
In Ep 2 He switches the two sentences of Luo Shen Fu on purpose, and puts stress on “流风” “轻云”, implying to ZZS that he has recognized his special step “流云九宫步”
@@miahwy4607 it is Word of Honor. It is available on youtube. It has 36 eps, but Youku only released 15 eps so far (with engsub). They will upload 3 eps/weeks.
@@miahwy4607 please do! Even if you are not BL fans.. It is really so damn good drama! Their acting is so exceptional.. Especially Wen Ke Xing. The micro expression & their interactions are so natural & well balanced. Oh their costume is also so beautiful
That broken sleeve perplexed me when I watched that episode. I was waiting for anything important in the story that will connect to that piece of cloth because they somehow highlighted it onscreen. Little did I know... Better yet, I know nothing. haha
To be honest I couldn't stop laughing when it happened, I was like "yes I get it Mr. Director- they are cutsleeves!!!!", the show even did it twice. It's interesting seeing what people who don't know the reference thought about it 😅
I am maybe getting the impression that it is not homosexuality as a subject that is censored, but the depiction of it. After all, it is common knowledge and acceptance that there were also such preferences in chinese history. As all these BL dramas showed, you don't need to see strip shows or sexual action or foul language to get all excited about what they mean. And frankly speaking, I must say I find this way even more interesting and elegant. And certainly educational. Hahaha. Unless the people who work in the Censor Office are all "uneducated" , they must surely understand everything AVX has described.
@@jivvyjack7723 I agree- I very much doubt that they didn't get the references. As long as it's not explicit, I think they're happy to turn a blind eye to certain things, particularly if they think it's going to make money, which is good for the economy.
@@celinahatton2653 key words there being "certain things" - it's like the Hays Code in Hollywood, some things are shocking because they got through, and others are shocking because they *didn't*, but it's all full of plausible deniability.
So many beautifull poetry references, hidden meanings that we as international viewers can learn from your explanation dear..this drama and you make us learn more about chinese literature, culture and tradition..I'd say bravissimo for the writer and script writer who brilliantly put all together not only literature but writing style, and story telling , also the director who executed the storyline, and two handsome Male Lead ( really a feast to the eye ) all combine together making such a Great Drama to watch ...Kudos to all...Xie Xie Ni AvenueX
I thoroughly enjoyed your clarification n breaking down of the poetries. It just brought so much more depth to this drama. It made me understood more what's WKX emotional revelation n state of mind in those episodes. How clever of Priest to use poems to express emotions in the narratives, even managed to make sexual advances of WKX so elegant. The innuendos only fueled our imagination. 😆 GJ portrays the romantic dandy of WKX so well even wth his colourful clothings. Aahh the simple gesture of flipping his fan is impactful enhancing charms of WKS character too. I love his fan! 😍 ZZS stands no chance with onslaught of such attention n charms. ☺️ The distinction btwn WKS n ZZS is well defined portrayed so well by GJ n ZZH that we too can't help but takes preferences of respective personalities based on our feelings drawn out by these 2 characters. I m a romantic n all these poetries just adds to the draws of why I love WOH besides the awesome cuteness of the ML.😍 Thank you AX .. you've just made some of us who appreciates culture, folklore n poetries appreciate the richness of ancient chinese poems n of course WOH.😍😍😍😘🌹
This video will age beautifully like wine.. everytime you see a reference of any poem mentioned in this video, you will want to re-watch to refresh your memory.
I really think you may consider having a project/course to teach Chinese. I will enroll immediately as you have always shown great sense of intellectual skills with a breath of elegant simplicity in all your videos since Nirvana in Fire time. Thank you for your great effort and passion!
I'm still not over the back that WKX actually cuts ZZS's sleeve. While something like that happened in the novel, my jaw dropped when I saw that in the show.
Knowing exactly what WKX is saying when he's being poetic is super cool, but this vid is also making me want to go out and get a book of Chinese poetry. It all sounds so unique and beautiful!
Thanks so much for this! I went to two years of primary school in China so have very little understanding of Chinese poetry. I understand the general references but learning about the true meaning behind everything makes the script even more moving. Having read the novel as well, I think the scriptwriter has done an awesome job in adapting the story. Can’t get enough of this drama (and both of the leads)! So glad I got addicted 3 days into its broadcasting!!! Hoping the end will be good also!
If only there will be a video release from you on WOH every week to keep international audiences from dying during the wait for new episodes every week. 😭 Thank you for this!!!
Wow, for international fans who fell in love with Word of Honor it is almost a must to go through your channel, you did an incredible job punctuating some clarifications about the drama and charms about the literature of Chinese poems. With that we understand the story better and characters them. Thanks to your explanations I am more and more impressed with the series, the screenwriter and the whole team. Because the characters and actors had already won me over. lol 😍 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thank you so much for making this video, it's so nice to get the full meanings and references to all of the wonderful prose WKX speaks as a non-Chinese speaker ❤️
Thank you so much for this! I just finished watching word of honor and your video really made me fall in love with that story even more!! 🥰 The poems are so beautiful!!!
I literally think I'm gonna go take a chinese history class after this, this is SO INTERESTING, The stuff about Yue Fei and Qing Hui, I just love this omg.
This made me Love the Drama more. I was blushing for the most part LOL! ... I think I'll watch it again in the near future. Thank you for explaining! My heart breaks for them still and sad it ended, but I'm so happy to have been able to experience their Honest to God Love!!!🤧
Ooh! Thank you so much for explaining all the poem references! 🙏 This aspect of using poems and idioms in the original novels and their drama adaptations is such a treat to understand! Also shows just how much the original author and the script writer have read literature to be able to weave such apt poem references everywhere in the novel/drama. Very much looking forward to your explanations of poem and idiom references for the remainder of this drama. 😄🙏
Thank you so much for this!!!! One of the saddest parts of watching shl as a nonnative speaker is knowing how very many of these references are going over my head (though even I flipped out over wkx LITERALLY CUTTING ZZS’S SLEEVE OMFG) Thanks for deepening my experience of this delightful show ❤️
I love the use of poetry that just highlights what kind of background WKX comes from, its a very good character exposition and gives his character depth. I will def be looking up all these references and looking forward to more so thank you much !! Also, you look amazing in this video esp with the hair accessories.
I loved this video!! This really shows the depth and beautiful meaning behind the script and original text. I love that this has so much depth vs just a simple story. Mandarin has so much depth and beautiful stories behind the phrases. I can’t help but fall in love with the culture and language I see portrayed in Dramas.
I am on episode 4 now and I absolutely love Wen Kexing and how shameless he is with the flirting lol. Also, thank you for the explanation of cutsleeve -- someone was kind enough to place an explanation in the subtitles of The General and I, but you rarely see it explained.
Than you so much for these kinds of videos, i actually have a whole folder with screenshots of idioms used in Chinese dramas as i find them so fascinating, to now be able to sneak a peek in the poetry references is like a feast for my soul! I realized halfway through the video that i clicked "like" before even watching this, i just wish i could like it 10x more ^.^
Now I want a version of all the episodes with full-on subs with commentaries on each poem and quotation😆 All the references are really amazing, thank you for your work
OMG, I actually screamed when the sleeve-cutting thing happened. 😂 For the rest of the references, I always come back here whenever a week has passed after international episodes are released. Very helpful in understanding intimate in-jokes between those two.
For us who doesn’t know about the metaphorical actions, no censorship at all. Before I happened to see reviews what i felt is just pure brotherly love.
I love the costumes 🤗🤗🤗 it adds historical vibes to the videos 😍😍😍 it's like cherry on top (for me) on this channel 🥳🥳🥳 Appreciate your efforts for dressing up 👘♥️🍀
Even though I'm chinese and can roughly make up the meaning of the literature/poetry references. The video covered more in depth and I'm so intrigued rn!! Now I regret not learning it better XD
I really like what you said about zhi yin and how it can be loosely translated to soul mates, while actually meaning to fully understand each other. A lot of stories out there use the term soul mate in a romantic meaning, but if you think about it, a soul mate is simply someone who completes you, whether that is through romantic love, true friendship or complete understanding
I'm Italian and I often watch your videos using the automatic translator. I find your videos very interesting especially because you always give that extra curiosity. I have been following Chinese dramas for more than 7 years but there is always something to learn xD Thanks for entering the CCs so that I can follow you. good job
Thank you so much for all of your hard work making these videos!!! It's so frustrating to know they are reciting poetry but not understand what it means or is referencing, thank you for helping us!
Everything needs a motivation. Now my motivation to learn chinese literature/poetry is watching and reading chinese drama/novel 😂😂. Now I'm getting more and more interested in Chinese poetry. I've learned a lot. Thanks loaded for your explanations.
Ah I can’t thank you enough for these interpreting ancient poetry videos! Love them and taking notes on all! I want to take your masterclass. I’m so grateful someone like me who has only basic elementary school Chinese can get a taste of the richness of Chinese language and culture. You inspire me a lot to learn more for 精神享受。 seriously a ray of sunshine in a dull grey COVID winter. Thank you!!!
as someone who’s such a literary nerd i love you taking the time to explain all these beautiful references that have been plaguing my mind since i started watching this drama. it’s makes so much more enjoyable knowing the context. can’t wait for the updated ones 💖
Thank you for explaining the poetry references. I knew Wen KeXing’s character is flirtatious but I didn’t know it was to such extend. Also, the flat breads and cutting of the sleeve references are funny and interesting. I learnt something new 😂
This was so fascinating! I stumbled upon your channel by accident, but I can’t wait to watch more of your videos! Thank you for taking the time to explain all of the lovely poetry and lines in the drama for us, you have a beautiful speaking voice as well 🥰
Wow... thanks for this! This has so many references! With this I am pretty certain the China natives would be so impressed by the amount of subtext/ easter eggs sprinkled through out the shows. I only got the 'you tiao' reference!
Wow.. Thanks for putting it in simple words. I want to watch the series again after understanding the deep meaning behind the poems and actions. The flat bread one blew my mind. Also thanks for adding stories such as sleeve cutting etc that adds a lot of perspective to someone who is new to the Chinese culture.
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This video proves the theory that every breath of Wen Kexinh is filled of flirtation for A Xu
Great job w explaining! Thank you.
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I want a remake of untamed
@@humanizam don't we all want a high quality production of that show😅? Same cast same story but good production ^^
filled to the brim.
Crew Members: We can't do this, gosh the censorship
Director: GATHER ALL LOVE POEMS, NOW!!
😂😂🤣
This is so Damm right 😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂
😂😂🤧
Never did I think that my passion for learning history and literature and language of other countries and cultures would be revived by watching BL dramas but here we are.
lol felt that 😂 you and me both
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"He probably didn't get well educated by his... parents" *_heartache intensifies_*
:')
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He reads lots of books to pretend and act like a normal person.
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@@kewu7397 This comment broke me in immaginable ways .... 😭😭😭 **Ep 20-21 intensifies**
The part about fried dough killed me because on the spanish subs they made WKX say "we will fry like a pair of churros" and I couldn't hold my laughter 🤣🤣🤣 so romantic
jajAJAJAJJA imposible más romántico jsjsjs
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LOL I like that...I'm gonna use that
LOL, that's so interesting to know!
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If only I had professors like her when I was in college..🤣🤣🤣
True true 😂😂😂
Relatable
Oh yes, and if there’s a major for bl, I’d be going for the PhD program lol
What? Your professors don't share BL analyses with you? I exchange them with my students in our Discord server. 😂😂😂 It helps to pick a degree/major related to media studies.
honestly, if any of my literature or history teachers used stories to explain how people lived or talked, i'd pay way more attention. The world needs more giggles and wordplay
if a man flirt with me without showing off his literature knowledge like wen kexing then I don't want it
Me tooo
Same
LOL
it's fun and lovely in dramas but trust me, in real life it's a nightmare!😬
@@GeGeAiNi lmao i knoooow 😂 i hate it when men do that irl but if it's wkx it's okay i guess (since he's you know,, fictional)
Priest seriously hit gold with the scriptwriter this time! This is truly a wonderfully well-written & thought out drama! So much heart & passion poured into it!
My respect for the screen writer is rising exponentially 😂
same seriously omg
More like master of *cultured* flirting
Wen Kexing phonetically sounds like “Wenke Xing (文科行)”, which means “excel in humanities subjects”. No wonder he constantly recites poetry...
Oh my God, YES..YES..👍👍 I thought I'm the only one who think like that.
Actually his name is 温客行 which comes fron 天涯孤鸿 无根行客 which roughly translates as lonely traveller who has no root (?) hometown (?) history (?) uhhh... Something like that. He'll explain that in ep 25/26/27 along with zhou zi shu's name. I forgot the actually episode.
@@shikumohayashi6990 I know, but it’s still such a funny coincidence that his name sounds like 文科行 and his 文科 is so good
What a great homophone 😁👍👍
@@shikumohayashi6990 Thank you for your explanation. 🙏
I'd agree that WKX definitely taught himself to compensate; probably not only to show off, but rather to find a sort of bridge to the "human" world. Since Ghost Valley is only reigned by fear and hate, and many people always say that love is one of humanity's greatest virtues - I can see how WKX would especially get himself familiar with romantic poems. And basically everything else after that.
OMG the sleeve cutting. So blatant! 😂
The two flat bread reference is very interesting too. Never knew before
Basically, when Brokeback Mountain came out, it was the perfect match to the existing Chinese euphemism, broke sleeve.
Also the wedding rituals when they drink while their hands intertwined each other
@@seanc9520 yeah I thought to myself, why is A-Xiang play fighting with the bread? was a bit odd...now we know LOL
I'm so happy that they both cut each other's sleeves literally.
oh yeah! ZZS cut WKS's sleeve in ep.19 right? or was it 18?
The more you uncover about Word of Honor the more respect I feel for this scriptwriter. Even the English subbed dialogue seems to sing with wit and poise. By the way, I know Wen Kexing uses every opportunity to flirt with his A’Xu, but does Zhou Zishu ever flirt back?
Later, he did. When the relationship is acknowledged. And WKX didn't have to flirt so hard anymore for his attention. 😄
@@jivvyjack7723 Yay! In which episode does ZZS start returning WKX’s flirting? FYI, I’ve watched the raws episodes 16-32. I know their relationship turns a lot sweeter, but I’m curious when the dynamic starts to shift and become mutual: in Ep. 12, earlier, or later?
@@mkull910 Hehehe, ZZS' way is not blatant sexy like WKX. It is his more willingness to smile and banter with him, being like a girl asking when is he coming home, he has to cook dinner for him or he will die of hunger, throwing stuff at him, pinching him. Sorry, I was like laughing.
@@jivvyjack7723 😂 Now that I’ve finished the drama, I see what you mean. ZZS’ eyes start to radiate warmth, and the mother hen-like protectiveness he feels toward his Lao Wen/Shidi is no joke. ☺️
when he accepted the wine after laowen protected him and the kid in the hotel by taking care of the 2 assassins from ghost valley.
when he pretended his wounds are hurting too much and he wanted laowen to find food for him.
when he calls laowen idiot when they were "sunbathing".
you have to check the couples reactions. When Axu flirts back, laowen's smile is SUPER DUPER SWEET. Axu seeing this sweet smile he will say idiot and smile too.
Every time she says” pretty much every educated Chinese person knows this poem”, I’m like “I failed my education :((((“
Don’t worry I don’t remember most of the poem I learnt in school either and I am not really a literature person either to read it now😂
same LOL
if back then we had dramas like this lol
Ikr 🤣🤣 well like I’ve heard some of the poems but I’ll never rmb where they’re from nor could recite them
This is what makes WoH so beautiful and it’s a culmination of everyone’s efforts from the leads, scriptwriter and the people behind the camera for the perfect execution of this scenes and not being cringey.
I just wanted to say thank you for making deep videos like these. Thanks to you and a few other people I follow singing this show's praises I'll finally be watching it next week. Can't wait to watch all your analysis videos then.
Cu you just made my day
Cu, nice to see you here, was waiting for SVSSS on Tues. Haha. WOH is winning lots of hearts and minds. Enjoy!
Cu！Hug 🤗
Oh can't wait to see you reaction! 🤗
Cu! Didn’t expect to catch you here! 😂
can someone just give Wen Kexing the award of " FLIRTY MAN OF THE CENTURY ”
Thanks to the brilliant writings of the scriptwriter, and to Gong Jun as Wen Ke Xing for bringing the dialogues to life. Which in turn, make Word of Honor such a gem drama to watch. Wen Ke Xing is one of the most exciting multi-dimensional characters I’ve ever seen on screen. He’s such an anti-hero who can kill in an instant while also a king of flirt who can recite poetry left and right 😂 Such a refreshing character that you don’t come across often. Gosh I love this man 🤧
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain all the meanings behind the poetry to us 🙏🏼❤️
One of the many things which made me love this drama more is this clever usage of poetry to express their emotions and thoughts. As a non-Chinese speaker, even though I don't understand any of it without a clear explanation I still enjoy it to the root. Poetry in all languages has this universal connection to human emotion. I really loved the way you explained every word and their history. 'Flirt with Style' is the perfect description for WKX. I'm so very impressed by the scriptwriter too. The dedication she put into this work is praise-worthy. Even though this drama had a very low budget and it can be seen very clearly in their production quality - props and CGI, they covered up all that lacking by focusing on script and direction. It is such a beautifully done drama and the popularity and success it enjoys are truly deserved. Looking forward to more of your videos on Word of Honor. Thank You !!!❤
Well said 👏🏼
I second that! 🎯
Ohhh is the budget actually a bit tight?
@@hilaholo6822 yes. this was a low-budget drama. the producers weren't sure of its success but they did not compromise on the script.
@@GeGeAiNi oh my God!!! Then all those productions crew are genius as it's still pretty and really amazing drama. I mean wen ke xing red robes and xi'eer dress were really pretty and seems majestic
I've watched so many cdramas yet none has surpassed WenKexin's shameless flirtatious demeanor in Word of Honor. Simon Gong's acting is top notch. Layers of his character beautifully crafted and shown, evil lord, a master martial artist, and a lover. With all these hidden meanings of script lines and only familiar to people of chinese culture adds additional flavour to enjoy this drama. Here a grateful heart..
If a boy or girl can't woo me with Chinese literature the I shall remain single forever.
lmao
You set the standard high there.. 😁
@@shirleyp8543 😂😂😂
@@shirleyp8543 Hahaha. That's what you get for trying to imitate me😏
🤣🤣🤣 I say the same ... Although, if he / she does it, I may not even understand ... 🤣🤣🤣 It's sad!
You literally make me want to learn Chinese also shameless flirty Wen KeXing is a GEM
Flirting with Chinese poem 101, here you go.
right? I am an actual linguist who never liked or wanted to learn Chinese because I hate tones, it's been my least favorite linguistic element type for ever, but I fell down danmei rabbit hole mdzs first, and now I'm like MUST LEARN ALL THE THINGS. history, culture, language, GIVE IT TO ME AHH 🤣🤣🤣
After watching this video I need to rewatch the drama from the beginning 😂😂
Trueee 😆😆😆
The script writer really did an amazing job for this drama. 👏👏👏🙇♀️
I must admit that I loved the cut sleeve reference the moment I saw it. This drama is way ahead of any other Chinese BL when it comes to fool around censorship... it's a masterpiece ❤
Anything WOH related coming from AvenueX gets an immediate click from me! 😂 这部剧，磕到了！！！
with word of honor, every day we learn something new
The ancient Chinese poem about the swan hit me hard because if Wen Kexing ends up sacrificing himself for Zhou Zishu, it will be the ultimate act of love, but it would break Zhou Zishu's heart for good because Wen Kexing is his soulmate so he would never love again. After all the trauma they've both been through, they deserve their happily ever after. 🥺
Prepare for the heartbreak in ep 32 :')
Prophet
@@zishitu5715 wkx didn't die, they do get their happy ending (it's in the special ep 37).Zzs already tried to commit suicide twice because he thought wkx had died. It'd make no sense for wkx to die at the end, cause why would zzs not kill himself? He was suicidal before he met wkx and reverts back to that whenever he loses him.
@@Lilithlytwice?
@@Lilithlyalso, ZZS wouldn't kill himself because it would be disrespectful to WKX who gave his life to preserve his. It would make his death be in vain.
The script writer Is amazing and extremely clever.
I knew it! When she was knocking those two bread sticks together, that it meant something...but wasn't sure...but kinda had a feeling... 😂🥰🥰 Thanks for confirming.
right? I was like, that's odd, why would she do that? there's something there...
actually the script writer left us clue, Axiang had steamed buns all along, she didnt need to roast the flat breads so why is she doing that. I was watch "straight guys reaction to WOH" and they were questioning why is everyone ignore the kid (CL) cause the kid looks pale and he needs food. AHAHAH
This is why Lan Zhan needs lessons from Wen Ke Xing HAHAHA
Omg no wwx would Literally Perish (again) 😂
@@jezebelgoldstone8379 agreed, WWX already has palpitations from LZ's sudden sweet words...no no no we can't have WWX dying again, LOL
lan zhan is perfect the way he is
nuuuu ahhahahah lanzhan is the kind of guy that wins heart with his red ears. Hence the one taking action is wwx. This guy here in WOH is really a peacock hahahahahahhahaa i just LOVE chinese BL stories, been reading them for the past 10 years i couldnt stop :O
Actually, Lan Zhan is very educated. He just does that thing where he uses the specific words needed and it shows educated he is that he can get away with using single word answers.
Wei Wuxian is the one who uses poetry to flirt or even have fun like he did with the Yuandao thing since it was a play on words with a known poem and the onomatopoeias. But then, Wen Kexing and Wei Wuxian are both of the similar "chaotic gremlin" archetype who flirt with their love interest.
In Ep 2 He switches the two sentences of Luo Shen Fu on purpose, and puts stress on “流风” “轻云”, implying to ZZS that he has recognized his special step “流云九宫步”
Oooohhhhhh
牛逼，瑞思拜！
oof, you are so darn right
i would sit obediently and listen to you talking about the history of china.
Omg right
中文真的是博大精深阿...
山河令真的是結合了中華文化之美與藝術的好作品 (當然還有絕世愛情www
謝謝每個演員的用心演譯, 還有神仙編劇的文化知識水平
才能把書裡的每個角色帶到現實, 與我們分享他們的故事
也謝謝您能將如此深沉的文化之美輸出到海外, 讓更多人知曉!!
Thanks
This drama just made perfect move by picking the Best script writer...
What is this drama’s name please?
@@miahwy4607 it is Word of Honor. It is available on youtube. It has 36 eps, but Youku only released 15 eps so far (with engsub). They will upload 3 eps/weeks.
Thank you I’ll give it a try
@@miahwy4607 please do! Even if you are not BL fans.. It is really so damn good drama! Their acting is so exceptional.. Especially Wen Ke Xing. The micro expression & their interactions are so natural & well balanced. Oh their costume is also so beautiful
@@linalin471 the only bl I watched was the untamed and I loved it can’t move on
That broken sleeve perplexed me when I watched that episode. I was waiting for anything important in the story that will connect to that piece of cloth because they somehow highlighted it onscreen. Little did I know... Better yet, I know nothing. haha
Hahaha...I imagined you taking note of that piece of cloth as an important plot point and it's too funny.
To be honest I couldn't stop laughing when it happened, I was like "yes I get it Mr. Director- they are cutsleeves!!!!", the show even did it twice.
It's interesting seeing what people who don't know the reference thought about it 😅
I am maybe getting the impression that it is not homosexuality as a subject that is censored, but the depiction of it. After all, it is common knowledge and acceptance that there were also such preferences in chinese history. As all these BL dramas showed, you don't need to see strip shows or sexual action or foul language to get all excited about what they mean. And frankly speaking, I must say I find this way even more interesting and elegant. And certainly educational. Hahaha. Unless the people who work in the Censor Office are all "uneducated" , they must surely understand everything AVX has described.
@@jivvyjack7723 I agree- I very much doubt that they didn't get the references. As long as it's not explicit, I think they're happy to turn a blind eye to certain things, particularly if they think it's going to make money, which is good for the economy.
@@celinahatton2653 key words there being "certain things" - it's like the Hays Code in Hollywood, some things are shocking because they got through, and others are shocking because they *didn't*, but it's all full of plausible deniability.
So many beautifull poetry references, hidden meanings that we as international viewers can learn from your explanation dear..this drama and you make us learn more about chinese literature, culture and tradition..I'd say bravissimo for the writer and script writer who brilliantly put all together not only literature but writing style, and story telling , also the director who executed the storyline, and two handsome Male Lead ( really a feast to the eye ) all combine together making such a Great Drama to watch ...Kudos to all...Xie Xie Ni AvenueX
This is the kind of education we all want.
Chinese poems are so beautiful, I almost cry hearing you translate them ❤️
I thoroughly enjoyed your clarification n breaking down of the poetries. It just brought so much more depth to this drama. It made me understood more what's WKX emotional revelation n state of mind in those episodes. How clever of Priest to use poems to express emotions in the narratives, even managed to make sexual advances of WKX so elegant. The innuendos only fueled our imagination. 😆 GJ portrays the romantic dandy of WKX so well even wth his colourful clothings. Aahh the simple gesture of flipping his fan is impactful enhancing charms of WKS character too. I love his fan! 😍 ZZS stands no chance with onslaught of such attention n charms. ☺️ The distinction btwn WKS n ZZS is well defined portrayed so well by GJ n ZZH that we too can't help but takes preferences of respective personalities based on our feelings drawn out by these 2 characters.
I m a romantic n all these poetries just adds to the draws of why I love WOH besides the awesome cuteness of the ML.😍
Thank you AX .. you've just made some of us who appreciates culture, folklore n poetries appreciate the richness of ancient chinese poems n of course WOH.😍😍😍😘🌹
This video will age beautifully like wine.. everytime you see a reference of any poem mentioned in this video, you will want to re-watch to refresh your memory.
This scriptwriter is really too amazing, they did such a great job at handling the Drama plot.
He’s the most talented person in the universe. 🤩
Understanding the story behind the poem makes the scene on the bridge even more heartbreaking for WKX...T-T
the feeling of like, just nice missing each other
I felt Wen Kexing was flirting very elegantly, but you have opened my eyes to so so many wonderful details. Thank you!
I really think you may consider having a project/course to teach Chinese. I will enroll immediately as you have always shown great sense of intellectual skills with a breath of elegant simplicity in all your videos since Nirvana in Fire time. Thank you for your great effort and passion!
I'm still not over the back that WKX actually cuts ZZS's sleeve. While something like that happened in the novel, my jaw dropped when I saw that in the show.
I am learning Chinese and this video is a masterclass! I will share it with my classmates and teacher! 谢谢
Knowing exactly what WKX is saying when he's being poetic is super cool, but this vid is also making me want to go out and get a book of Chinese poetry. It all sounds so unique and beautiful!
Thanks so much for this! I went to two years of primary school in China so have very little understanding of Chinese poetry. I understand the general references but learning about the true meaning behind everything makes the script even more moving. Having read the novel as well, I think the scriptwriter has done an awesome job in adapting the story. Can’t get enough of this drama (and both of the leads)! So glad I got addicted 3 days into its broadcasting!!! Hoping the end will be good also!
All these details are wonderful icing on the cake for this drama! Your outfits are the cherry on top haha ♡
If only there will be a video release from you on WOH every week to keep international audiences from dying during the wait for new episodes every week. 😭 Thank you for this!!!
Priest and the scriptwriter are so brilliant that'a why this drama is really a masterpiece. 🥺💙✨
Wow, for international fans who fell in love with Word of Honor it is almost a must to go through your channel, you did an incredible job punctuating some clarifications about the drama and charms about the literature of Chinese poems. With that we understand the story better and characters them. Thanks to your explanations I am more and more impressed with the series, the screenwriter and the whole team. Because the characters and actors had already won me over. lol 😍 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
I instantly feel more educated after this video 😎 有点
So glad I can watch WoH related stuff when there’s no episode😭
Ps. Don’t forget to sing wo ai ni wuhuuuuuu today!
How beautiful there are SO MANY famous poems 🙊
This is amazing how the poetry could mold such innocent action into so much more. I love it! Thank you for sharing with us these tidbits.
Thank you so much for making this video, it's so nice to get the full meanings and references to all of the wonderful prose WKX speaks as a non-Chinese speaker ❤️
the pain of not knowing Chinese and Chinese literature, but thanks to AvenueX i can also know!
I love that Wen Kexing flaunts his knowledge
Thank you so much for this! I just finished watching word of honor and your video really made me fall in love with that story even more!! 🥰 The poems are so beautiful!!!
I literally think I'm gonna go take a chinese history class after this, this is SO INTERESTING, The stuff about Yue Fei and Qing Hui, I just love this omg.
您的解說與分析太精闢了！我這才發現自己miss掉這麼多關鍵細節。世界上恐怕也只有中國人才能在任何情境下都來個幾句詩，巧妙地運用在明喻或暗示。您的內容真的「寓教於樂」，Bravo～！
Thank you for teaching me about the wonderful world of blatant flirting 👊😁
This made me Love the Drama more. I was blushing for the most part LOL! ... I think I'll watch it again in the near future. Thank you for explaining! My heart breaks for them still and sad it ended, but I'm so happy to have been able to experience their Honest to God Love!!!🤧
I’m really enjoying this drama so far, I can’t picture this drama with the original male leads 😀
Lao Wen is the master of flirting in this series.
Ooh! Thank you so much for explaining all the poem references! 🙏 This aspect of using poems and idioms in the original novels and their drama adaptations is such a treat to understand! Also shows just how much the original author and the script writer have read literature to be able to weave such apt poem references everywhere in the novel/drama.
Very much looking forward to your explanations of poem and idiom references for the remainder of this drama. 😄🙏
Thank you so much for this!!!! One of the saddest parts of watching shl as a nonnative speaker is knowing how very many of these references are going over my head (though even I flipped out over wkx LITERALLY CUTTING ZZS’S SLEEVE OMFG)
Thanks for deepening my experience of this delightful show ❤️
I love the use of poetry that just highlights what kind of background WKX comes from, its a very good character exposition and gives his character depth. I will def be looking up all these references and looking forward to more so thank you much !! Also, you look amazing in this video esp with the hair accessories.
I loved this video!! This really shows the depth and beautiful meaning behind the script and original text. I love that this has so much depth vs just a simple story. Mandarin has so much depth and beautiful stories behind the phrases. I can’t help but fall in love with the culture and language I see portrayed in Dramas.
I am on episode 4 now and I absolutely love Wen Kexing and how shameless he is with the flirting lol. Also, thank you for the explanation of cutsleeve -- someone was kind enough to place an explanation in the subtitles of The General and I, but you rarely see it explained.
Than you so much for these kinds of videos, i actually have a whole folder with screenshots of idioms used in Chinese dramas as i find them so fascinating, to now be able to sneak a peek in the poetry references is like a feast for my soul! I realized halfway through the video that i clicked "like" before even watching this, i just wish i could like it 10x more ^.^
Now I want a version of all the episodes with full-on subs with commentaries on each poem and quotation😆 All the references are really amazing, thank you for your work
I just love them period. My favorite couple. Wen always the doting hubby and Ah-xu the blushing wife. The way he loves him🥰😍🥰
OMG, I actually screamed when the sleeve-cutting thing happened. 😂 For the rest of the references, I always come back here whenever a week has passed after international episodes are released. Very helpful in understanding intimate in-jokes between those two.
OMG I've been waiting for this!!! Thank you for saving my day! xx
I never expected watch a bl wuxia recommended by my friend would lead myself to this educate channel
Now I know why it has over 8.8% ratings. Dude, the hidden details, the poems, and all references are very much well used. WOW!
For us who doesn’t know about the metaphorical actions, no censorship at all.
Before I happened to see reviews what i felt is just pure brotherly love.
I love the costumes 🤗🤗🤗 it adds historical vibes to the videos 😍😍😍 it's like cherry on top (for me) on this channel 🥳🥳🥳
Appreciate your efforts for dressing up 👘♥️🍀
Even though I'm chinese and can roughly make up the meaning of the literature/poetry references. The video covered more in depth and I'm so intrigued rn!! Now I regret not learning it better XD
I really like what you said about zhi yin and how it can be loosely translated to soul mates, while actually meaning to fully understand each other. A lot of stories out there use the term soul mate in a romantic meaning, but if you think about it, a soul mate is simply someone who completes you, whether that is through romantic love, true friendship or complete understanding
I'm Italian and I often watch your videos using the automatic translator.
I find your videos very interesting especially because you always give that extra curiosity. I have been following Chinese dramas for more than 7 years but there is always something to learn xD
Thanks for entering the CCs so that I can follow you. good job
WOH gives me laughs, love, tears and more AvenueX cultre videos now?? This drama is life
Thank you so much for all of your hard work making these videos!!! It's so frustrating to know they are reciting poetry but not understand what it means or is referencing, thank you for helping us!
Everything needs a motivation. Now my motivation to learn chinese literature/poetry is watching and reading chinese drama/novel 😂😂. Now I'm getting more and more interested in Chinese poetry. I've learned a lot. Thanks loaded for your explanations.
You provided a whole new understanding of this drama which is really appreciated
Ah I can’t thank you enough for these interpreting ancient poetry videos! Love them and taking notes on all! I want to take your masterclass. I’m so grateful someone like me who has only basic elementary school Chinese can get a taste of the richness of Chinese language and culture. You inspire me a lot to learn more for 精神享受。 seriously a ray of sunshine in a dull grey COVID winter. Thank you!!!
up主真是耽美界的宝藏 哈哈作为N年老耽美狼其实我都基本不看耽美剧 因为感觉基本都会是擦边球而且各种受限一般不太会好看 我基本只看小说 看到这个剧真是惊艳了一把 但发现后期配音换了很多台词后这种无奈惋惜感又出来了 这种萌到内伤又发泄不出来的感觉 看到up主各种专业地给大家宣传讲解感觉特别开心哈哈 让大家都在这找到共鸣😁 哎哎真是不知道何时国内种种限制才能解除 让各位大手作者编剧导演尽情发挥啊
as someone who’s such a literary nerd i love you taking the time to explain all these beautiful references that have been plaguing my mind since i started watching this drama. it’s makes so much more enjoyable knowing the context. can’t wait for the updated ones 💖
Thank you for explaining the poetry references. I knew Wen KeXing’s character is flirtatious but I didn’t know it was to such extend. Also, the flat breads and cutting of the sleeve references are funny and interesting. I learnt something new 😂
This was so fascinating! I stumbled upon your channel by accident, but I can’t wait to watch more of your videos! Thank you for taking the time to explain all of the lovely poetry and lines in the drama for us, you have a beautiful speaking voice as well 🥰
Wow... thanks for this! This has so many references! With this I am pretty certain the China natives would be so impressed by the amount of subtext/ easter eggs sprinkled through out the shows. I only got the 'you tiao' reference!
Thank you for making our lives easier with all these explanations. Now we can relate and appreciate it better when watching.
Watching this again in 2023, how I wish there is another drama which can make me feel this excited, or see you this thrilled about a drama
Wow.. Thanks for putting it in simple words. I want to watch the series again after understanding the deep meaning behind the poems and actions. The flat bread one blew my mind. Also thanks for adding stories such as sleeve cutting etc that adds a lot of perspective to someone who is new to the Chinese culture.