"I’ve seen enough scenery
to think that all mountains and rivers look the same."

"Because I hadn’t seen you yet."

"There are mountains and rivers in your eyes."

"The sight of them trumps all the
everlasting existences that pass me by."

about

  • (ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ)⸝ Most people probably know me as 'half-eaten mantou', but please just call me Mantou (馒头, pronounced either mántóu or mántou depending on Mandarin variety, meaning "steamed bun with no filling")

  • Extremely harmless, don’t hesitate to reach out if you ever need or want to 🤍

  • they/them, she/her, 20++

  • English-Mandarin bilingual (English dominant) with scant knowledge of Japanese

  • Aroace; heavily aegoromantic for my CPs

  • INFJ

  • sp6, 6w5, 6w7

  • Sorry I’m a goof 🤍 Being silly is my coping mechanism 🩶

  • Mostly a really clueless person who isn’t very initiated into social media and fandom (yet)! If I make any errors or say/do something that doesn’t sit too well with anyone, please tell me and I will either clarify or stand very gratefully corrected

  • Audio dramas and donghua are preferred forms of media over reading novels, but translating is somehow a sweet spot for me to relish the text deliciously

  • Got pushed down the audio drama hole by 陈张太康 / 马正阳 🤍

  • Got pushed down the novel-reading and translation hole by Ru Si Wo Wen's novels 🤍

  • My nickname does come from TGCF....// i half-regret it

  • keyinyibeiwu = 可饮一杯无 in pinyin, probably a variation on 能饮一杯无, a pretty famous line meaning, "have a drink, won't you?"; basically inviting the reader/listener for a drink (source: Bai Juyi's poem, 问刘十九)

  • Using it as my carrd link name because I would raise a toast 🥂 to whoever clicks on it (and also it’s my favourite author’s jjwxc page name…)

danmei / donghua / anime

  • Jun You Ji Fou by Ru Si Wo Wen ♡♡♡

  • Huairen by Ru Si Wo Wen ♡♡♡

  • Yashe (Silent House) by Xuanse ♡♡

  • San Jia Xian Yu by Bikabi ♡♡

  • TGCF donghua (first ever danmei...)

  • Global University Entrance Examination (Quan Qiu Gao Kao) by Musuli ♡

  • Sleuth of Ming Dynasty (14th Year of Chenghua by Meng Xishi) live action drama ♡

  • cos0 audio drama

  • Tianbao / Dinghai donghua

  • I Have Medicine donghua

  • Antidote donghua (yes it's censored but I love it that way)

  • Onmyoji (Yin Yang Master) by Yumemakura ♡♡

  • Natsume Yuujinchou by Midorikawa Yuki ♡♡

  • No.6 by Atsuko Amano ♡♡

  • Dr.STONE ♡♡

real humans

  • Chinese CV: Ma Zhengyang, Chenzhang Taikang

  • Singers: Zhou Shen, Mao Buyi, Bai Lu (柏鹿), Chen Yiming (陈亦名)

  • Songwriters/Lyricists: 恨醉 (xinyan AD original songs were masterpieces!!!)， basically everyone involved in jyjf AD's songs, sanjia AD's songs and xinyan AD's songs

  • Japanese CV: Kaji Yuki, Yamashita Daiki, Inoue Kazuhiko

fake humans ( fictional characters)

Translation Projects

TitleAuthorStatusLink
--Full-length novels--   
Jun You Ji Fou --- 君有疾否Ru Si Wo WenCompleteCG
Huairen (The Blade In Your Embrace) --- 怀刃Ru Si Wo WenIn progressCG
Beneath the Grey Walls --- 灰墙之下Ru Si Wo WenSynopsis translated; awaiting author’s chaptersMy site
cos0 (only Ch 39 onwards)Tu Nan JingIn progressCG
My Love Comes to See the Grass on My Grave --- 心上人来看我的坟头草ChangyanIn progressCG
--Short stories--   
Rivals - 冤家Ru Si Wo WenCompleteMy site
Life is But A Dream - 梦中身Ru Si Wo WenCompleteMy site

Translation Projects

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TitleAuthorStatusLink
--Full-length novels--   
Jun You Ji Fou --- 君有疾否Ru Si Wo WenCompleteCG *removing soon to support the official release by Rosmei
Huairen (The Blade In Your Embrace) --- 怀刃Ru Si Wo WenIn progressCG
Beneath the Grey Walls --- 灰墙之下Ru Si Wo WenSynopsis translated; awaiting author’s chaptersMy site
cos0 (only Ch 39 onwards)Tu Nan JingIn progressCG
My Love Comes to See the Grass on My Grave --- 心上人来看我的坟头草ChangyanIn progressCG

interests

  • Interests: danmei, writing, translation, bad puns, the inner workings of language, the differences between languages and cultures, Buddhism and Shinto as ways of life, travel

  • Favourite authors at the moment: 如似我闻 Ru Si Wo Wen, 木苏里 Musuli, 眉如黛 Mei Ru Dai, 长烟 Changyan

  • Favourite CVs at the moment: 陈张太康，马正阳，路扬，半坛醋

  • Music: other than audio drama songs and OSTs, j-indie (Currently into Vaundy, YONA YONA WEEKENDERS, Billyrrom), c-pop (our standard BE C-drama OST-providers 周深，毛不易 etc., also 薛之谦，李荣浩，苏打绿 etc.)