Have learned many ways to say 'fat' poetically now.
Baike: the reason there are only 6 reins (instead of 8) is bc the inner reins of the middle two horses are tied to the bar, so there are only 6 in hand
The ruler's favorites could be his fav son or his fav aide, or just ... his fav.
It's interesting to me that apparently the animals being hunted are domesticated? Like they release them to hunt them for fun?
Re: 127. 駟驖 - Si Tie
Date: 2021-02-28 04:53 pm (UTC)Baike: the reason there are only 6 reins (instead of 8) is bc the inner reins of the middle two horses are tied to the bar, so there are only 6 in hand
The ruler's favorites could be his fav son or his fav aide, or just ... his fav.
It's interesting to me that apparently the animals being hunted are domesticated? Like they release them to hunt them for fun?