{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S9E06 | The First Cut is the Deepest","description":"This one may be a bit of a departure from the average CSP episode. The Chinese Saying for this time is Ji\u01cen B\u00fa Du\u00e0n, L\u01d0 H\u00e1i Lu\u00e0n-\u526a\u4e0d\u65ad \u7406\u8fd8\u4e71. Many Chinese poetry lovers and aficionados may already be familiar with this line from the 10th-century poem \u76f8\u89c1\u6b22. Today's CSP offering is more of a history lesson than an introduction to a chengyu but it's worth it to hear it out to the end. The star of this episode is the final ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Like his kindred spirit emperor Huizong of the Northern Song, Li Yu of Southern Tang wasn't much of a ruler. But what he lacked in leadership ability he made up for it with his great literary skills, especially where c\u00ed \u8bcd poetry was concerned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm\/adchoices ","author_name":"The Chinese Sayings Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/teacup.media\/chinesesayingspodcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35744990\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/185908760"}