Chinese language professor Victor H. Mair at U Penn writes,<\/p>\n
“There is a widespread public misperception, particularly among the New Age sector, that the Chinese word for \u201ccrisis\u201d is composed of elements that signify \u201cdanger\u201d and \u201copportunity.” . . . A whole industry of pundits and therapists has grown up around this one grossly inaccurate statement. A casual search of the Web turns up more than a million references to this spurious proverb. . . This catchy expression (Crisis = Danger + Opportunity) has rapidly become nearly as ubiquitous as The Tao of Pooh and Sun Zi’s Art of War for the Board \/ Bed \/ Bath \/ Whichever Room.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In a scholarly article Prof. Mair explodes the myth. It’s good reading<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chinese language professor Victor H. Mair at U Penn writes, “There is a widespread public misperception, particularly among the New Age sector, that the Chinese word for \u201ccrisis\u201d is composed of elements that signify \u201cdanger\u201d and \u201copportunity.” . . . A whole industry of pundits and therapists has grown up around this one grossly inaccurate … <\/p>\n