naanima:sixteenthshen:他若故剑情深*，便把他折了他若故土难离，便把他毁了 - Prince Jin  *故剑情深 is an idiom that means to still

naanima:sixteenthshen:他若故剑情深*，便把他折了他若故土难离，便把他毁了 - Prince Jin  *故剑情深 is an idiom that means to still love your former wife deeply & that she’s unforgettable. Its literal translation is - to have deep feelings for your old sword**.Because of the word “sword” in the idiom, some viewers may assume it refers to the Zishu’s Baiyi sword (therefore the choice of the word “break” instead of kill.)BUT! We can see here that although A-Xu was willing to return to Jin, Duan Pengju still had the Four Seasons Manor burned. So based on inference (and shipping skillz), Prince Jin was really saying is: “If Zishu is unwilling to leave his home, destroy it. If he’s is unwilling to leave his lover, then kill her his lover. So he will have no choice but to come back to me.”Although he doesn’t know about WKX’s existence, the person he wanted to kill is WKX. Which makes it all the more romantic when you think about the fact that ZZS surrenders himself in order to protect WKX… who couldn’t escape because he was trying to save someone ZZS cares about.Origins of the idiom and T/N behind the cut  Keep readingI’m just gonna butt in here and add stuff to your post because tagging it gives me a headache.I love the fact JW used 故剑情深, because he is literally referencing one of the most ROMANTIC and OFFICIAL EDICT made by an Emperor in Chinese history. Like, this shit became as official and as important as LAW. It is about an Emperor who loved his LOW BIRTHED peasant of a wife so much that he PUT IT IN AN OFFICIAL EDICT. AHHHH.The other layer I love about this is the soft dig at WKX’s position in life. WKX might be GV’s master but he is of peasant/normal civilian birth. ZZS is the one who has royal blood flowing through him. Considering the historical setting (no matter how au) WKX is so BENEATH ZZS that there shouldn’t be a chance in hell for them to end up together. But ZZS CHOSE this lowly birthed peasant as his zhiji.Dudes, if JW ever finds out that ZZS has given it all to WKX… AHAHAHAHAHAA. THE FUCKING RAGE would be fucking amazing.And yes, WKX lives because ZZS went back to JW. This is so FUCKING ROMANTIC & URGH! And 故土难离, the infinite nostalgia for his home, that deep seated desire to return to the land and warmth of his home. ZZS let it go for the chance of WKX living. *CREYS*.(Sorry for hijacking tour post.). -- source link

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