Ancient China · Diplomat and Courtier

Chunyu Kun 淳于髡

Attested BC 356 - BC 320

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Chunyu Kun was a Diplomat and Courtier.

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 126Biographies of Jesters · 18 passages
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若乃州閭之會，男女雜坐，行酒稽留，六博投壺，相引為曹，握手無罰，目眙不禁，前有墮珥，后有遺簪，髡竊樂此，飲可八斗而醉二參。 At a neighborhood gathering where men and women mingle freely, the wine cups circulate without end, and there are games of dice and pitch-pot. People pull one another into little groups, hands clasp without forfeit, bold glances go unchecked, earrings fall unnoticed to the floor, and hairpins slip loose behind. This is where I secretly revel, and I can drink eight pecks before I am two-thirds gone.
日暮酒闌，合尊促坐，男女同席，履舄交錯，杯盤狼藉，堂上燭滅，主人留髡而送客，羅襦襟解，微聞薌澤，當此之時，髡心最歡，能飲一石。 As dusk falls and the feast winds down, the wine vessels are pushed together and the seats drawn close. Men and women share the same mat, their footwear tangled on the floor and cups and dishes scattered in disarray. The candles in the hall gutter out. The host keeps Kun behind while seeing the other guests to the door. Silk jackets fall open at the collar, and the faintest trace of perfume drifts through the air. At such a moment, my heart brims with delight — and I can drink a full bushel.