Ji Xiaolan tells stories about cause and effect # 10 - Harsh Words Corrode the Tongue 惡口爛舌
(English subtitles) Ji Xiaolan (紀曉嵐1724-1805) was an influential philosopher, politician, and writer in the Qing Dynasty of China. 紀曉嵐講因果故事 第10集
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I have a maidservant who is a kind-hearted person. She never utters a bad word in her life, let alone curses. The maid once told me a personal experience.
Usually, her grandma was very good at scolding people, and the scolding was very unpleasant. Later, grandma, who had always been tough, suddenly developed a strange tongue disease.
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From the tip of her tongue to her throat, everything was ulcerated. She could neither eat nor speak, and even the doctors were at their wits' end. A few days later, her grandmother died painfully.
我有一名近侍婢女,她為人善良,平生從不說一句髒話,更不會去罵人,婢女曾對我講過一個親身經歷。 她的奶奶平時特別會罵人,而且罵得非常難聽。後來一向硬朗的奶奶,忽然舌頭有了怪病,從舌尖到咽喉,全都潰爛了,既不能吃飯,也不能開口說話,就連醫生也無計可施。於是她的奶奶就這樣痛了幾天之後,便去世了。
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I have a maidservant who is a kind-hearted person. She never utters a bad word in her life, let alone curses. The maid once told me a personal experience.
Usually, her grandma was very good at scolding people, and the scolding was very unpleasant. Later, grandma, who had always been tough, suddenly developed a strange tongue disease.
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From the tip of her tongue to her throat, everything was ulcerated. She could neither eat nor speak, and even the doctors were at their wits' end. A few days later, her grandmother died painfully.
我有一名近侍婢女,她為人善良,平生從不說一句髒話,更不會去罵人,婢女曾對我講過一個親身經歷。 她的奶奶平時特別會罵人,而且罵得非常難聽。後來一向硬朗的奶奶,忽然舌頭有了怪病,從舌尖到咽喉,全都潰爛了,既不能吃飯,也不能開口說話,就連醫生也無計可施。於是她的奶奶就這樣痛了幾天之後,便去世了。