Zhiji: 一切甚至更多 & 最合适的人 (Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian)

[xinger]

Title: 一切甚至更多
Author: xinger
Word Count/Drabble Type: 100
Character(s)/Ship(s): Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian
Rating/Warnings: G
Language: Chinese
Summary: 魏婴第一次对蓝湛说“知己”，他只是开玩笑。The better he knows Lan Zhan, the more he realizes he doesn't understand. (Three times Wei Ying called Lan Zhan "zhiji," and one time (every time) Lan Zhan does it.)

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第一次，他只是开玩笑，他的意思是：我完全了解你，甚至我们的想法都一样的。

第二次是指责，他的意思是：我以为你至少足够了解我。

第三次他很认真的，他的意思是：虽然我一点儿也不了解你，但我们会永远互相支持。

当蓝湛说“知己”时，就是指这一切。

♥

Title: 最合适的人
Author: xinger
Word Count/Drabble Type: 100
Character(s)/Ship(s): Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian
Rating/Warnings: G
Language: Chinese
Summary: 可能不是知音，而是成了知己。"Zhiyin" means understanding even before you know. But "zhiji" you have to work for.

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“蓝湛，”魏婴说道。“作为你的知音，我对你不太合适。”

蓝湛向他不一眼。“你适合我。”

魏婴想着《高山流水》，想着朋友走了后无法弹琴的琴手。“但那时候，我不懂你的音乐。”

这一次，蓝湛转头看向他。“那时，我也不了解你的。知己需要努力。”

“好吧，”魏婴笑着答应。“那知己吧。”

Comments

[ranalore]

I don't read Chinese, simplified or otherwise, so I had to put these both through a translator. Even knowing this stripped them both of your voice as the author, I love the meaning of both drabbles, the delving into the meaning of the term "zhiji." Especially because I don't speak or read Chinese, I love explorations of that word from those who do understand the language. I always learn something.

I'd also like to thank you for posting both of these here. These are the first Chinese-language drabbles to be posted in the community, and I hope they are the first of many.

[xinger]

Thank you for this great community and your dedication to it over the years. I've followed it for a long time and the prompts are so inspiring, regardless of response.

Also thank you for the kind compliment and encouragement. :) I love the use of zhiji in the show for so many reasons. Partly because it's sweet, partly because Wei Ying's different emotions each time he uses it so perfectly represent where he's at in his life at that moment, and partly because it's funny to me that the iconic story of zhiyin in Chinese is about two people who instantly understand each other through music, which Wei Ying and Lan Zhan either spectacularly fail to do, or ultimately succeed at, depending on how you look at it.