Lee
@aliasmarionette.bsky.social
Writer and occasional translator. Web novels, Xiao Zhan associated content, cdramas, football, many other fandoms. RPF friendly (emphasis on the fictional). 中文可以. She/her.
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Lee
@aliasmarionette.bsky.social
· Oct 24
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Translations of XZ/X-Nine content
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Some current interests:
- The Spirealm
- mostly danmei web novels
- Xiao Zhan & associated
- Xia Zhiguang
- a bit of 2nd gen kpop
AO3
-> archiveofourown.org/users/stickmar…
Tumblr
-> stickmarionette.tumblr.com
Translations of XZ/X-Nine content
-> https://wakelet.com/wake/k10bHLYXdikoQLz7n_Wu9
Some current interests:
- The Spirealm
- mostly danmei web novels
- Xiao Zhan & associated
- Xia Zhiguang
- a bit of 2nd gen kpop
Fic post!
The Depths of the Sea
[Legend of Zang Hai, Zang Hai/Zhuang Zhixing, 24k]
🌊Set during and after the show
🌊Feat. Zhuang Zhixing's daddy issues
🌊Exactly as much twisted psychosexual subtext as canon
🌊Sometimes you imprint on an extraordinary person and it's life changing and unfortunate
The Depths of the Sea
[Legend of Zang Hai, Zang Hai/Zhuang Zhixing, 24k]
🌊Set during and after the show
🌊Feat. Zhuang Zhixing's daddy issues
🌊Exactly as much twisted psychosexual subtext as canon
🌊Sometimes you imprint on an extraordinary person and it's life changing and unfortunate
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Fic post!
The Depths of the Sea
[Legend of Zang Hai, Zang Hai/Zhuang Zhixing, 24k]
🌊Set during and after the show
🌊Feat. Zhuang Zhixing's daddy issues
🌊Exactly as much twisted psychosexual subtext as canon
🌊Sometimes you imprint on an extraordinary person and it's life changing and unfortunate
The Depths of the Sea
[Legend of Zang Hai, Zang Hai/Zhuang Zhixing, 24k]
🌊Set during and after the show
🌊Feat. Zhuang Zhixing's daddy issues
🌊Exactly as much twisted psychosexual subtext as canon
🌊Sometimes you imprint on an extraordinary person and it's life changing and unfortunate
The Marquis, Zhuang Zhixing and Shen Wan reunite in Youku's new drama, also supervised by Zheng Xiaolong (director of #legendofzanghai)
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The Marquis, Zhuang Zhixing and Shen Wan reunite in Youku's new drama, also supervised by Zheng Xiaolong (director of #legendofzanghai)
Iraq War-era American politics poisoning
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Iraq War-era American politics poisoning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCFQ...
Very special performance on Infinity and Beyond from A-Lin in honour of the late Coco Lee, covering her iconic performance on the Oscars of the theme from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, set to a video honouring Sino diaspora achievements in Western cinema/gaming
Very special performance on Infinity and Beyond from A-Lin in honour of the late Coco Lee, covering her iconic performance on the Oscars of the theme from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, set to a video honouring Sino diaspora achievements in Western cinema/gaming
【纯享】#A-Lin黄丽玲《月光爱人》她用月光般婉转的嗓音 唤醒这首《卧虎藏龙》主题曲的江湖记忆｜《声生不息·华流季》 Infinity And Beyond·Mandopop｜ MangoTV
YouTube video by 芒果TV音乐 MangoTV Music
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCFQ...
Very special performance on Infinity and Beyond from A-Lin in honour of the late Coco Lee, covering her iconic performance on the Oscars of the theme from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, set to a video honouring Sino diaspora achievements in Western cinema/gaming
Very special performance on Infinity and Beyond from A-Lin in honour of the late Coco Lee, covering her iconic performance on the Oscars of the theme from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, set to a video honouring Sino diaspora achievements in Western cinema/gaming
Episode 16 of #legendofzanghai really has everything.
- the man who nearly killed Zang Hai by fire saving him from a fire
- wound tending and feelings confession
- Zang Hai having actually orchestrated the whole thing as 苦肉计 (the strategem of hurting yourself to gain an enemy's trust)
- the man who nearly killed Zang Hai by fire saving him from a fire
- wound tending and feelings confession
- Zang Hai having actually orchestrated the whole thing as 苦肉计 (the strategem of hurting yourself to gain an enemy's trust)
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Episode 16 of #legendofzanghai really has everything.
- the man who nearly killed Zang Hai by fire saving him from a fire
- wound tending and feelings confession
- Zang Hai having actually orchestrated the whole thing as 苦肉计 (the strategem of hurting yourself to gain an enemy's trust)
- the man who nearly killed Zang Hai by fire saving him from a fire
- wound tending and feelings confession
- Zang Hai having actually orchestrated the whole thing as 苦肉计 (the strategem of hurting yourself to gain an enemy's trust)
Okay now imagine what it's like to watch Western fandom encounter your culture's ancient worldview, folklore and mythology exclusively through watching and reading poorly translated xianxia of varying quality.
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Okay now imagine what it's like to watch Western fandom encounter your culture's ancient worldview, folklore and mythology exclusively through watching and reading poorly translated xianxia of varying quality.
#wipwednesday final one for The Depths of the Sea, now finished and just going through edits
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#wipwednesday final one for The Depths of the Sea, now finished and just going through edits
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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An entire universe in a ceiling: in the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum 北京古代建筑博物馆，a preserved Ming dynasty caisson ceiling from the Longfu Temple. 隆福寺. Concentric rings house stacks of buildings. A star chart, the cosmos, in the centre.
October 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
An entire universe in a ceiling: in the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum 北京古代建筑博物馆，a preserved Ming dynasty caisson ceiling from the Longfu Temple. 隆福寺. Concentric rings house stacks of buildings. A star chart, the cosmos, in the centre.
This is extremely modern AU Zang Hai tbh
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This is extremely modern AU Zang Hai tbh
Oh man I actually finished a fic for the first time this year 😭
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Oh man I actually finished a fic for the first time this year 😭
Thread of references to Chinese history and legends in #MCTNA:
I can't promise this is comprehensive, I'm just tickled by these and wanted to share.
I can't promise this is comprehensive, I'm just tickled by these and wanted to share.
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Thread of references to Chinese history and legends in #MCTNA:
I can't promise this is comprehensive, I'm just tickled by these and wanted to share.
I can't promise this is comprehensive, I'm just tickled by these and wanted to share.
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Re last repost:
It takes real time, effort and skill to do decent translations.
Show respect for those who have the expertise and put in the work.
It takes real time, effort and skill to do decent translations.
Show respect for those who have the expertise and put in the work.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Re last repost:
It takes real time, effort and skill to do decent translations.
Show respect for those who have the expertise and put in the work.
It takes real time, effort and skill to do decent translations.
Show respect for those who have the expertise and put in the work.
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Every time I see an uncredited translation screenshot I want to qrt saying "credit?????"
Credit translators jfc.
Credit translators jfc.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Every time I see an uncredited translation screenshot I want to qrt saying "credit?????"
Credit translators jfc.
Credit translators jfc.
I've said Romance of the Three Kingdoms so many times so let's have a different answer:
The notorious 90s anti-corruption thriller The Wrath of Heaven, based on real events and banned in China, which I read probably way too young.
gaodawei.wordpress.com/2021/03/25/p...
The notorious 90s anti-corruption thriller The Wrath of Heaven, based on real events and banned in China, which I read probably way too young.
gaodawei.wordpress.com/2021/03/25/p...
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I've said Romance of the Three Kingdoms so many times so let's have a different answer:
The notorious 90s anti-corruption thriller The Wrath of Heaven, based on real events and banned in China, which I read probably way too young.
gaodawei.wordpress.com/2021/03/25/p...
The notorious 90s anti-corruption thriller The Wrath of Heaven, based on real events and banned in China, which I read probably way too young.
gaodawei.wordpress.com/2021/03/25/p...
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One of the things that gets lost in translation is how rhythmic & fun to read the prose of the original Journey to the West is.
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"
Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"
Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
One of the things that gets lost in translation is how rhythmic & fun to read the prose of the original Journey to the West is.
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"
Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"
Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
During his Nars livestream the presenter asked XZ about fans discovering that they could see different images by shining a torch on the art that came with his album.
He confirmed that it was intended as a clever easter egg.
#XiaoZhan
He confirmed that it was intended as a clever easter egg.
#XiaoZhan
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
During his Nars livestream the presenter asked XZ about fans discovering that they could see different images by shining a torch on the art that came with his album.
He confirmed that it was intended as a clever easter egg.
#XiaoZhan
He confirmed that it was intended as a clever easter egg.
#XiaoZhan
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no srsly if your feed feels off check out this section. some massive overreaching in the filters going on here despite the fact my base settings are extremely permissive 💀
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
no srsly if your feed feels off check out this section. some massive overreaching in the filters going on here despite the fact my base settings are extremely permissive 💀
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helpful list of baihe translations by actual humans (self-identified) compiled by @/true0blue.bsky.social: baihehumantl.carrd.co
Human translated Baihe
list of licensed baihe novels and fan translations that aren't AI/MTL
baihehumantl.carrd.co
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
helpful list of baihe translations by actual humans (self-identified) compiled by @/true0blue.bsky.social: baihehumantl.carrd.co
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I love fanfiction. I love that prolific writers have secret accounts on AO3. I love that professional writers get their start writing yaoi. I love that your doctor or lawyer or mailman could be writing fanfiction in their free time. I love that we all have our little blorbos and comfort stories
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I love fanfiction. I love that prolific writers have secret accounts on AO3. I love that professional writers get their start writing yaoi. I love that your doctor or lawyer or mailman could be writing fanfiction in their free time. I love that we all have our little blorbos and comfort stories
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Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
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December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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