Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sun Ch'u (d. 282) was a native of Chung-tu in Shansi; who when quite young wished to become a recluse, and said to Wang Wu-tsu, "I will wash my mouth with rocks, and pillow my head on the running stream." "How will you manage that?" enquired Wang, smiling at his slip of the tongue. "Oh," replied Sun, not the least taken aback, "I will use the rocks for tooth powder, and the stream to cleanse my ears." He had passed his fortieth year before he entered upon an official career.. }
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- Sun_Ch'u comment "Sun Ch'u (d. 282) was a native of Chung-tu in Shansi; who when quite young wished to become a recluse, and said to Wang Wu-tsu, "I will wash my mouth with rocks, and pillow my head on the running stream." "How will you manage that?" enquired Wang, smiling at his slip of the tongue. "Oh," replied Sun, not the least taken aback, "I will use the rocks for tooth powder, and the stream to cleanse my ears." He had passed his fortieth year before he entered upon an official career.".