Chinese Pinyin: Ma Shang Feng Hou
Chinese: 马上封侯
Name Of Image: May you be bestowed the title of a marquis presently
Description:
The Chinese character for ‘monkey’ is 猴 hou and it puns on the word for ‘marquis’ in Chinese 侯 hou. The expression ‘mashang 马上’ in Chinese is ambiguous in that it can mean, literally, ‘on a/the horse’, or it can …
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