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Chinese-literature-in-translation problems:
Every time the Chinese Lore Podcast* mentions Jiang Ziya’s God-Beating Staff, I think of the Beggar Gang Chief’s Dog-Beating Staff from Legend of the Condor Heroes.** Every time!
It’s clearly not a pun, but in my English-speaking mind, it has become one.
* specifically, the Investiture of the Gods season: https://chineselore.com/series/series-investiture-of-the-gods/
** I know the Beggar Gang show up in wuxia novels by various writers, but I haven’t read enough to know if the Dog-Beating Staff is always a feature or if it’s a Jin Yong special. 
The Chief in Chu Liuxiang book 1 didn’t have it.
Chinese Lore Podcast - Classic Chinese Stories, Retold in English · Series: Investiture of the Gods - Chinese Lore PodcastInvestiture of the Gods is a leading work in the gods and demons genre of Chinese novels. I covered this work from 2022 to 2024. You can also find this series on the Chinese Lore YouTube channel. Supplemental Resources If you want to read an English translation of the novel, check out the full translation