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A Grain in the Vast Sea: QR Codes for Chinese Idioms
ByCHEN Zhiqian, CHEN Lemeng (Authors)

Pub date: January 1, 2025

ISBN: 9787302679417

Rights: All Rights Available

352 p.p.

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The title of this book combines two elements: the former is traditional, the latter technological; the former embodies the inherent meaning of the idiom itself, while the latter may represent its technological extension or the author' s speculation and imagination. By linking these two aspects, the author interprets classical idioms through a modern lens, aiming to invite readers to uncover subtle meanings and overlooked information from fresh perspectives. The book analyzes 35 idioms in total, including Jing Jing You Tiao ( "Orderly Arrangement" - linked to Go and QR codes), Za Luan Wu Zhang ( "Chaos" - tied to the principle of entropy increase), Ke Zhou Qiu Jian ( "Marking the Boat to Find the Sword" - connected to Descartes and coordinate systems), Zhao San Mu Si ( "Fickle Promises" - related to the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics), Hu Shuo Ba Dao ( "Nonsensical Rambling" - associated with Copernican heliocentrism), Mian Mian Ju Dao ( "Comprehensive" - mapped to regular polyhedrons), Zhuang Zhou Meng Die ( "Zhuangzi' s Butterfly Dream" - paired with butterflies), Qing Ting Dian Shui ( "Dragonfly Skimming Water" - linked to aircraft), Jin Chan Tuo Qiao ( "Cicada Shedding Its Shell" - tied to prime numbers), Ying Ying Gou Gou ( "Shameless Scheming" - connected to Lévy flight patterns), Ri Yue Xing Chen ( "Celestial Bodies" - aligned with the solar system), Xing Han Can Lan ( "Starry Splendor" - mapped to the 28 lunar mansions and asterisms), Ri Yue He Bi ( "Solar-Lunar Union" - linked to eclipses), and Xing Fen Yi Zhen ( "Stellar Divisions" - associated with constellations). Each idiom is explored in approximately 10,000 words.

Chen Zhiqian, Ph.D. in Science and Professor, has authored Trails of Masters, Discoveries of Masters, and Profiles of Masters.

Chen Lemeng, a current Master' s candidate in Literature at Southwest University, contributed as the second author of Trails of Masters, a text editor for Discoveries of Masters, and the second author of Profiles of Masters.