# Groaning Words·Chinese Classic — Original text, audio & notes

> Original text, audio & notes (iPhone/iPad app by zhenyu song.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groaning-wordschinese-classic/id6788982273 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [zhenyu song](https://appshunter.io/developer/1721282851)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 70 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Thai, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), Vietnamese
- Released: 2026-07-13
- Data updated: 2026-07-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groaning-wordschinese-classic/id6788982273/reviews.md

## What is Groaning Words·Chinese Classic?

Groaning Words (Shen Yin Yu) is a collection of aphorisms by the Ming-dynasty scholar-official Lü Kun (1536–1618), distilled over some thirty years. The title — the low groans of one who is ill — points to reflections wrung from a life of care and unflinching self-examination. Piercing on human nature and worldly affairs, it has long been treasured as a bedside book for self-cultivation.

This app presents 57 curated passages across ten sections — Nature & Destiny, Guarding the Heart, Self-Cultivation, Inquiry & Learning, Handling Affairs, Discoursing on the Way, Ethics, Governance, Human Feeling and Broad Analogies — each with original text, plain-language commentary, a down-to-earth modern example, and lifelike line-by-line narration.

Why you'll love it
• Text + commentary: authoritative source text with plain-language translation, line-by-line notes and real-life examples — accessible to everyone.
• Lifelike narration: a natural voice reads line by line, with lock-screen & control-center playback, speed control and a sleep timer.
• 9 languages: Simplified & Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Spanish and French.
• Offline reading: all content is built in — read on the subway, a plane or a mountain, with no connection.
• Favorites & resume: your progress is saved; bookmark the lines you love and return to them again and again.

“Enlarge your mind to embrace all things; empty it to receive all that is good.”
A mind made large can hold much; a mind kept empty can receive much — let these four-hundred-year-old reflections steady your days.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-15

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-14

No release notes.

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