Sundial Exchange 2021: Chinese culture and language resources

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Resources on Chinese Culture

We've assembled some resources on Chinese culture that we've found helpful in understanding the context of 镇魂Guardian and 镇魂Guardian-Related Fandoms, for example this post on Chinese names: "it still really jars me when I see just “Zhao” or “Shen” used to refer to the main characters in Guardian" by surreality51. It is important to keep in mind that Chinese culture is not a monolith, and there are differences in usage in different parts of the PRC, Taiwan, and the diaspora. Often the best guide to navigating and engaging with a different culture is to de-centre one's experience, question one's assumptions, and be curious.

🍭On Chinese Names by surreality51

🍭A couple of generalised "writing about Chinese characters" tips by oftenimprudent

🍭Three widely used words for wife in modern Chinese by deeperfriedkoi More context.

🍭How to Name Chinese Characters by yurouchng

🍭A thread on Chinese names by KatjeXia

🍭Tips for choosing a Chinese name for your OC by ziseviolet

🍭A thread on diminutives and nicknames in Chinese by KatjeXia

🍭Honourific usage in Chinese by fandoestrans

🍭What characters in the Guardian novel call each other by foxghost

🍭Thread of Chinese lessons with fandoestrans

🍭“Guardian eps 14/15 feature a before/after marriage hairstyle change for Zhao YunLan…
traditionally in Chinese culture, when a woman marries, she changes her hairstyle” by ascended-fanboy-yuuri

🍭Interesting thread about Chinese usage

🍭"Sā Jīao" "撒娇" in Chinese culture by deeperfriedkoi

🍭撒嬌 is often translated as "flirtatious/pleading" but that ignores its versatility+connotations by KatjeXia

🍭a conversation about linguistic register by hunxi-guilai

🍭A visual introduction to all things Chinese via Nirvana in Fire

In closing, here is a link to a post about Sensitivity Betas for Guardian at brush_and_lantern

If you have any resources that would be a good addition to this post, please comment below! ✨

Comments

[lacommunarde]

A very good resource is FoxGhost's What characters in Guardian call each other: https://foxghost.dreamwidth.org/2460.html#comments

[sundial_exchange_mod]

That is an excellent resource; we've added it to the post. Thank you!

[yue_ix]

Here’s some other relevant links:

Naming OCs: https://ziseviolet.tumblr.com/post/616482983136886784/tips-for-choosing-a-chinese-name-for-your-oc-when

Mythical creatures lore: https://www.viewofchina.com/mythical-creatures/

https://ctext.org/ The world's largest digital library of pre-modern Chinese: an open-access digital library that makes pre-modern Chinese texts available to readers and researchers all around the world