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I know why the caged monkey sings
籠鳥檻猿 rou.chou.kan.en Literally: cage – bird – (jail) cell/pen – monkey Alternately: Unfree; specifically, having had one’s freedom taken away. Living like a bird – or monkey – in a cage, unable to do what you want. Notes: This phrase … Continue reading
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Tagged Bai Juyi, bird, cage, circumscribed, 白居易, 籠鳥, exile, monkey, poetry, unfree, 元稹, 檻猿
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Magic Monday – God-eaters – Monkey
Monkey (Master Monkey, Lord Monkey, Emperor Monkey, His Eminence the Monkey, The Grand Old Monkey, etc. etc.) Description: Monkey is a gray-furred, red-faced macaque of the type commonly seen lounging about in the shade in the summer, or in warm … Continue reading
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Tagged god-eaters, Magic Monday, monkey, narcissist
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