Heavenly Clothing No Seams
A person of longevity hangs himself—growing tired of living a long life
The nephew holds a lantern for his uncle—things stay unchanged
A crab carrying a pea—crawling and rolling |
Long ago, there lived a man named Guo Han. It was a hot summer. He couldn't fall asleep in his bedroom, so he went into the yard to sleep. Not long after he lay down he saw a woman dressed in white floating down from the sky. She said to him: "I am the celestial weaver." Looking at her Guo Han noticed that there were no seams in her garments. He thought this was very strange. He asked her: "Why are there no seams in your clothes?" She answered: "The garments of the immortals are not made with a needle and thread. How would they have seams?" Idiom: 天衣无缝 (tian yi wu feng - literally: heaven clothing no seams) Meaning: Flawless. |
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