Chinese Mythology: Chi You, Lord of Soldiers

Preface: Chi You (蚩尤), the legendary manufacture of weapons, but also rumored to be the Lord God of War, and the Huang Di （黄帝), Yan Di (炎帝) and called “Chinese three ancestors”. It is said to be the leader of Jiuli (九黎) Tribe in the east, with 81 brothers, rumored to use metal (copper) as weapon, and then fought with the Huang Di in Zhuo Lu (now southeast of Zhuo Lu, Hebei Province), and failed to be killed by Yinglong.

蚩Chī尤yóu是shì中zhōng华huá民mín族zú的de三sān大dà祖zǔ先xiān之zhī一yī ， 中zhōng国guó神shén话huà里lǐ的de战zhàn神shén 。
Chi You is one of the three great ancestors of the Chinese nation and the god of war in Chinese mythology.

传Chuán说shuō他tā首shǒu先xiān发fā明míng并bìng使shǐ用yòng金jīn属shǔ ， 被bèi后hòu世shì尊zūn称chēng为wéi兵bīng主zhǔ 。
Legend has it that he first invented and used metal, and was honored by later generations as the Lord of Soldiers.

在Zài上shàng古gǔ时shí期qī ， 蚩chī尤yóu是shì东dōng夷yí农nóng耕gēng部bù落luò的de首shǒu领lǐng 。
In the ancient times, Chi You was the leader of the farming tribes of the Eastern Barbarians.

蚩Chī尤yóu的de样yàng子zi很hěn特tè别bié ， 他tā有yǒu八bā只zhī手shǒu 、 八bā只zhī脚jiǎo ， 四sì只zhī眼yǎn睛jīng ， 六liù条tiáo手shǒu臂bì ， 头tóu上shàng还hái长zhǎng着zhe一yī对duì牛niú角jiǎo 。
Chi You’s appearance is very special, he has eight hands, eight feet, four eyes, six arms, and a pair of bull’s horns on his head.

传Chuán说shuō他tā有yǒu 81 个gè兄xiōng弟dì ， 个gè个gè非fēi常cháng勇yǒng猛měng 。
Legend has it that he had 81 brothers, each very brave.

蚩Chī尤yóu原yuán本běn和hé炎yán帝dì是shì一yī个gè部bù落luò的de ， 但dàn因yīn为wèi矛máo盾dùn ， 他tā自zì己jǐ离lí开kāi了le ， 成chéng了le九jiǔ黎lí族zú的de首shǒu领lǐng 。
Chi You originally and Yan Di is a tribe, but because of the conflict, he left himself and became the leader of the Jiu Li tribe.

九Jiǔ黎lí族zú是shì九jiǔ个gè部bù落luò的de联lián盟méng 。
Jiu Li tribe is an alliance of nine tribes.

有Yǒu一yī天tiān ， 蚩chī尤yóu做zuò梦mèng梦mèng到dào上shàng天tiān让ràng他tā去qù攻gōng打dǎ炎yán帝dì和hé黄huáng帝dì 。
One day, Chi You dreamed that the heavens told him to attack Yan Di and Huang Di.

他Tā打dǎ败bài了le炎yán帝dì 。
He defeated Yan Di.

炎Yán帝dì就jiù和hé黄huáng帝dì联lián手shǒu ， 在zài涿zhuō鹿lù和hé蚩chī尤yóu大dà战zhàn 。
Yan Di then joined hands with the Huang Di and fought with Chi You at Zhuo Lu.

起Qǐ初chū ， 蚩chī尤yóu凭píng借jiè铜tóng铁tiě武wǔ器qì和hé勇yǒng猛měng ， 占zhàn据jù上shàng风fēng 。
At first, Chi You had the upper hand by virtue of his copper and iron weapons and bravery.

后Hòu来lái ， 炎yán黄huáng部bù落luò也yě有yǒu了le铜tóng铁tiě武wǔ器qì ， 还hái懂dǒng得de利lì用yòng地dì形xíng和hé天tiān气qì 。
Later, the Yan Huang tribe also had copper and iron weapons and knew how to utilize the terrain and weather.

最Zuì终zhōng蚩chī尤yóu战zhàn败bài ， 传chuán说shuō被bèi应yìng龙lóng杀shā死sǐ 。
Eventually, Chiyu was defeated and legend has it that he was killed by Ying Long.

蚩Chī尤yóu的de身shēn体tǐ被bèi分fēn割gē ， 葬zàng在zài了le不bù同tóng的de地dì方fāng 。
Chi You’s body was divided and buried in different places.

蚩Chī尤yóu失shī败bài后hòu ， 他tā的de族zú人rén分fēn散sàn开kāi来lái ， 占zhàn据jù了le黄huáng河hé下xià游yóu和hé长cháng江jiāng中zhōng下xià游yóu地dì区qū 。
After Chi You’s defeat, his people scattered and occupied the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

传Chuán说shuō他tā们men形xíng成chéng了le新xīn的de部bù落luò联lián盟méng ， 叫jiào “ 三sān苗miáo ”。
Legend has it that they formed a new tribal alliance called “Three Miao”.

蚩Chī尤yóu死sǐ后hòu ， 黄huáng帝dì和hé他tā的de后hòu代dài都dōu尊zūn敬jìng蚩chī尤yóu为wéi “ 兵bīng主zhǔ ” 和hé “ 战zhàn神shén ”。
After the death of Chi You, the Huang Di and his descendants are respected Chi You as the “Lord of War” and “God of War”.

炎Yán黄huáng部bù落luò打dǎ败bài了le蚩chī尤yóu部bù落luò ， 之zhī后hòu两liǎng个gè部bù落luò合hé并bìng ， 开kāi始shǐ了le中zhōng华huá文wén明míng的de辉huī煌huáng历lì史shǐ 。
Yan Huang tribe defeated the Chi You tribe, after the two tribes merged, began the glorious history of Chinese civilization.

蚩Chī尤yóu带dài领lǐng的de九jiǔ黎lí族zú ， 在zài中zhōng原yuán地dì区qū农nóng耕gēng 、 冶yě炼liàn铜tóng铁tiě 、 制zhì造zào武wǔ器qì 、 创chuàng造zào技jì艺yì ， 为wèi中zhōng华huá早zǎo期qī文wén明míng做zuò出chū了le很hěn大dà贡gòng献xiàn 。
Chi You led the Jiu Li tribe, farming in the Central Plains, smelting copper and iron, manufacturing weapons, create technology, for the early Chinese civilization has made great contributions.

到Dào现xiàn在zài ， 河hé南nán 、 山shān东dōng 、 河hé北běi交jiāo界jiè的de地dì方fāng还hái被bèi称chēng为wéi “ 九jiǔ黎lí之zhī都dū ”。
Until now, the area bordering Henan, Shandong and Hebei is still called the “Capital of Jiu Li”.

汉Hàn族zú 、 苗miáo族zú 、 瑶yáo族zú 、 羌qiāng族zú等děng民mín族zú可kě能néng都dōu和hé蚩chī尤yóu有yǒu关guān 。
Han, Miao, Yao, Qiang and other ethnic groups may be related to Chi You.

通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语，简单易学，中英对照，适合初学者！
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!