Sleeping giant?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="football">football</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minnow">minnow</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="dwarf">dwarf</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="lore">lore</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="superhuman">superhuman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>.</p><p><span word="Strength">Strength</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="lacking">lacking</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wakes">wakes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wreck">wreck</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="line">line</span> – <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slumber">slumber</span>. “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="wakes">wakes</span> <span word="up">up</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wakes">wakes</span> <span word="up">up</span>”, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="when">when</span>” <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>” <span word="culled">culled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Isoroku">Isoroku</span> <span word="Yamamoto">Yamamoto</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="quotation">quotation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Admiral">Admiral</span> <span word="Isoroku">Isoroku</span> <span word="Yamamoto">Yamamoto</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1941 <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p>
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