【ENG】20250101【时来运转 Wheel of Fortune】MV by Yu Shi and folk rock band Haggai

Single released on 22 December 2024 (Yu Shi's 28th birthday), MV released today 1 January 2025. Happy new year to everyone! Here are some explanations of the lyrics "Southern Wall" 南墙 (nan qiang) originally refers to a wall in traditional Chinese mansions that shields the direct view of the door when someone enters/exits. This means when one arrives at the Southern Wall (dead end), he must make a turn to move on. It is often used in the idiom 不撞南墙不回头，不见棺材不流泪 lit. "one will not turn back to where you came from until you hit the Southern wall, one does not cry until they see the coffin" refers to stubbornness will get your nowhere "Eastern mountain" 东山 (dong shan) is where the Sun is expected to rise from. A well-known idiom is 东山再起 lit. "Rising of the Eastern Mountain once again" refers to a fresh new start esp. after a setback or challenge. When you put both these elements in the lyrics "My Southern Wall is retrieving my Eastern Mountain", with reference to the other part of the lyrics "the Heavens favor every portion of stubbornness" would mean "my stubbornness, even if it means facing difficulties and dead ends now, will be the very source of my renewal and it's happening right now"