Begging Confucius to Pass the Exam

Text on the meme

POV: A Day Before Chinese Exam 《中文考试前一天》 Ö, Kôngzî yéye a 哦，孔子爷爷啊 Oh, Grandpa Confucius... Kŏngzî yéye, ràng wŏ jĭge ba. 孔子爷爷，让我及格吧。 Grandpa Confucius, please let me pass. Qiúqiú nĭ le. 求求你了。 I'm begging you. Wŏ shuāngshŏu héshí bài tuŏ nĭ. 我双手合十拜托你。 I'm pleading with folded hands. Yéye, 爷爷 Grandpa, jiǎozi nĭ xiān chī ba. 饺子您先吃吧。 please eat the dumplings first.

What it means

The clip shows a student praying with smoking incense before an image of Confucius while holding a cup over a plate of dumplings. The subtitles become increasingly desperate, begging Confucius to let them pass the Chinese exam, before offering him the dumplings first. The solemn ritualistic mood and mantra-like audio make the absurd exam superstition funnier. EN: The clip shows a student praying with smoking incense before an image of Confucius while holding a cup over a plate of dumplings. The subtitles become increasingly desperate, begging Confucius to let them pass the Chinese exam, before offering him the dumplings first. The solemn ritualistic mood and mantra-like audio make the absurd exam superstition funnier.

Sound

mantra

Who

Confucius (孔子)

Objects

Confucius portrait / портрет Конфуция student's hand / рука студента incense burner / курильница smoking incense / дымящиеся благовония dumplings / пельмени blue-and-white plate / сине-белая тарелка wooden chopsticks / деревянные палочки Chinese study book / китайский учебник Chinese handwriting / китайские иероглифы red envelope / красный конверт desk / письменный стол pen holder / подставка для ручек