Chinese Mythology: The Change of the Kun Peng

Preface: Kun Peng, a divine beast in ancient Chinese legend. The name of the Kun Peng first appeared in the Taoist doctrine Zhuangzi – Easy Travel.

在Zài遥yáo远yuǎn的de北běi方fāng大dà海hǎi ， 生shēng活huó着zhe一yī种zhǒng奇qí特tè的de鱼yú 。
In the distant northern sea, there lives a peculiar fish.

它Tā的de名míng字zì叫jiào做zuò鲲kūn ， 身shēn体tǐ大dà得de惊jīng人rén ， 没méi人rén能néng说shuō清qīng楚chǔ它tā到dào底dǐ有yǒu多duō大dà 。
Its name is Kun, and its body is amazingly huge. No one can say exactly how big it is.

鲲Kūn能néng变biàn成chéng一yī只zhī超chāo级jí大dà鸟niǎo ， 这zhè只zhī鸟niǎo叫jiào鹏péng 。
Kun can transform into a super big bird called Peng.

鹏Péng的de背bèi也yě非fēi常cháng宽kuān广guǎng ， 同tóng样yàng没méi人rén能néng说shuō出chū它tā的de确què切qiè大dà小xiǎo 。
Peng’s back is also extremely vast, and no one can say its exact size.

当Dāng鹏péng展zhǎn翅chì飞fēi翔xiáng时shí ， 它tā的de翅chì膀bǎng就jiù像xiàng巨jù大dà的de云yún朵duǒ遮zhē住zhù了le天tiān空kōng 。
When Peng spreads its wings and flies, its wings resemble a huge cloud covering the sky.

每Měi当dāng大dà海hǎi波bō涛tāo汹xiōng涌yǒng ， 鹏péng就jiù会huì展zhǎn翅chì高gāo飞fēi ， 向xiàng着zhe遥yáo远yuǎn的de南nán极jí飞fēi去qù 。
Whenever the sea is rough and turbulent, Peng will spread its wings and fly towards the distant South Pole.

那Nà个gè南nán海hǎi ， 是shì个gè深shēn不bù可kě测cè的de地dì方fāng ， 仿fǎng佛fú与yǔ天tiān空kōng相xiāng连lián 。
The South Sea is a place of immense depth, as if connected to the sky.

人Rén们men说shuō ， 鲲kūn鹏péng是shì由yóu神shén秘mì的de “ 混hùn沌dùn ” 力lì量liàng创chuàng造zào出chū来lái的de 。
People say that Kunpeng was created by the mysterious force of “Chaos.”

它Tā能néng预yù知zhī未wèi来lái ， 看kàn透tòu世shì间jiān万wàn物wù的de变biàn化huà ， 因yīn此cǐ被bèi视shì为wéi智zhì慧huì和hé预yù见jiàn的de象xiàng征zhēng 。
It can predict the future and see through the changes of all things in the world, so it is regarded as a symbol of wisdom and foresight.

鲲Kūn鹏péng不bù仅jǐn仅jǐn是shì一yī个gè生shēng物wù的de象xiàng征zhēng ， 它tā还hái代dài表biǎo着zhe一yī种zhǒng精jīng神shén 。
Kunpeng is not just a symbol of a creature; it also represents a spirit.

它Tā代dài表biǎo着zhe勇yǒng敢gǎn无wú畏wèi ， 拥yōng有yǒu无wú穷qióng的de力lì量liàng和hé坚jiān定dìng的de决jué心xīn 。
It represents bravery and fearlessness, with boundless strength and firm determination.

鹏Péng的de飞fēi翔xiáng象xiàng征zhēng着zhe人rén们men对duì自zì由yóu的de渴kě望wàng和hé对duì梦mèng想xiǎng的de执zhí着zhuó追zhuī求qiú 。
Peng’s flight symbolizes people’s desire for freedom and their persistent pursuit of dreams.

无Wú论lùn遇yù到dào多duō大dà的de困kùn难nán ， 鹏péng都dōu会huì凭píng借jiè自zì己jǐ的de力lì量liàng ， 直zhí冲chōng云yún霄xiāo ， 飞fēi向xiàng九jiǔ天tiān 。
No matter how big the difficulties, Peng will rely on its own strength to soar into the sky and fly towards the heavens.

这Zhè种zhǒng精jīng神shén ， 正zhèng是shì我wǒ们men每měi个gè人rén在zài生shēng活huó中zhōng都dōu应yīng该gāi拥yōng有yǒu的de 。
This spirit is something that everyone should have in life.

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!