Talk:南郭处士
Southern origin?[edit]
Is there an implication that Nanguo (the guy who pretended to play the yu in the "lan yu chong shu" story was from southern China, as stated at Wikipedia? 71.66.97.228 05:33, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- See the first note in the etymology section of 滥竽充数. Hopefully, that will clarify things for you. -- A-cai 01:14, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
Thank you; that is clear now. I guess that was so far in the past there is no way to know conclusively. "The south" at that time might have referred to the Jiangnan area, correct--not Fujian or Guangdong, which were sinicized much later? It's interesting, though, because I believe the "yu" mouth organ came to the Yellow River civilization from somewhere in southern China, perhaps around Yunnan, Guizhou, or Guangxi (since the similar "lusheng" remain popular as a folk instrument among the Miao, Dong, and other ethnic groups of these provinces). 71.66.97.228 01:19, 7 January 2011 (UTC)