<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Normanplotkin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Normanplotkin]]></description><link>https://www.normanplotkin.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:59:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.normanplotkin.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Chengyu for Renewal]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Norman Plotkin, CHt  There is an ancient elegance in the Chinese language, the ability to compress an entire story, lesson, or philosophy into just four characters. These expressions are known as 成语 (chéngyǔ), literally “formed expressions” or “set phrases.” Most traditional chengyu consist of four Chinese characters, yet behind those four characters may lie a story hundreds or even thousands of years old. They can contain history, mythology, philosophy, humor, tragedy, or moral...]]></description><link>https://www.normanplotkin.com/post/a-chengyu-for-renewal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a40997d2-8212-4590-9aa6-8e00d5f24b4a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:28:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a830a5_f0615c68c8f24e1b90def394497af0e0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Norman Plotkin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>