Comments on: Prominent Blogger Qianliexian (钱列宪) Stabbed In Beijing

By: Chinese Blogger Knifed in Bathroom | Drunken Corpse

Chinese Blogger Knifed in Bathroom | Drunken Corpse — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:05:12 +0000

[...] to “China Digital Times“, an influential and controversial Chinese blogger (QianLiexian) was attacked by two men in a [...]

By: CHINABLÄTTER » Blog Archive » Attentat auf Blogger “Prostata” (Xu Lai) in Pekinger Buchhandlung

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:55:02 +0000

[...] Prominent Blogger Qianliexian (钱列宪) Stabbed In Beijing (China Digital Times). Vgl Reuter-Meldung in The Straits Times, sowie 著名中文博客“钱列宪要发言”（徐来）遇刺 (Blogeintrag). [...]

By: China Journal : Best of the China Blogs: February 16

China Journal : Best of the China Blogs: February 16 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:51:54 +0000

[...] round-up of reports on the violent attack on the prominent Chinese blogger Xu Lai (aka Prostate in Flames) at a Beijing bookstore on Saturday. [China Digital [...]

By: Paulina Hartono

Paulina Hartono — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:04:43 +0000

@Uln

Yes, I believe you are correct on that pun. Good catch. :)

Thank you for the link as well! I’ll add it soon. Twitter reports also confirm that the surgery is complete and that he is recovering.

By: Uln

Uln — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:23:09 +0000

Anyway, the important thing is that Xu seems to be OK, according to what his friend Zhang is posting on his blog.

http://www.de-sci.org/blogs/qianliexian/archives/18985#comments

Hope they catch those thugs , and especially I hope they catch the guys who sent those thugs.

By: Uln

Uln — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:17:48 +0000

Thanks for informing so fast. Just one little comment on your explanation of the “qianliexian” pun:

I think you missed the last part of the word play. It is a double pun, with a Chinese and an English element in it, very witty.

Chinese part: the title sounds like 前列腺要发炎, which is translated into English as “the prostate inflamed”

English part: “The prostate inflamed” sounds very much like: “The pro state in flames”. And that is what the title is supposed to mean.

At least that is how I understand it :)

By: Chris Devonshire Ellis

Chris Devonshire Ellis — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:47:07 +0000

That’s sad.
And illegal too.

Lets hope he’s ok.