Patiences...lots of ruby needs time to load. This page (hopefully) will and can be a collection of Chinese tongue-twisters and other interesting tidbits. From experience teaching Chinese, i know that having pinyin right above the character helps alot (not just beginners either :P). Whichs is why i am going to be using Ruby notation here.

Shoulder Pole and Benches

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(bǐan)(dàn)(cháng)

(bǎn)(dèng)(kuān)

(bǐan)(dàn)(méi)(yǒu)(bǎn)(dèng)(kuān)

(bǎn)(dèng)(méi)(yǒu)(bǐan)(dàn)(cháng)

(bǐan)(dàn)(bǎng)(zài)(bǎn)(dèng)(shàng)

(bǎn)(dèng)()(ràng)(bǐan)(dàn)(bǎng)(zài)(bǎn)(dèng)(shàng)

(bǐan)(dàn)(pīan)(yào)(bǐan)(dàn)(bǎng)(zài)(bǎn)(dèng)(shàng)

Four is Four, Ten is Ten

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Note: 谁 is actually pronounced as shuí, like (shuí), but in this tongue-twister is pronounced (sheí)...just because :P

()(shì)()

Four is four

(shí)(shì)(shí)

Ten is ten

(shí)()(shì)(shí)()

Fourteen is fourteen

()(shí)(shì)()(shí)

Forty is forty

(yào)(shì)(sheí)()(shí)()(shuō)(chéng)(shí)(shì)(jìu)()(sheí)(shí)()

If anyone says fourteen as "shí shì", they should be hit fourteen times.

(yào)(shì)(sheí)()()(shí)(shuō)(chéng)(shì)(shí)(jìu)()(sheí)()(shí)

If anyone says forty as "shì shí", they should be hit forty times

Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den

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趙元任 wrote it...i put the ruby annotation on. :)

(shī) (shì) (shí) (shī) (shǐ)

(shí)(shì)(shī)(shì)(shī)(shì), (shì)(shī), (shì)(shí)(shí)(shī)

(shì)(shí)(shí)(shì)(shì)(shì)(shī)

(shí)(shí), (shì)(shí)(shī)(shì)(shì)

(shì)(shí), (shì)(shī)(shì)(shì)(shì)

(shì)(shì)(shì)(shí)(shī), (shì)(shī)(shì), 使(shǐ)(shì)(shí)(shī)(shì)(shì)

(shì)(shí)(shì)(shí)(shī)(shī), (shì)(shí)(shì)

(shí)(shì)湿(shī), (shì)使(shǐ)(shì)(shì)(shí)(shì)

(shí)(shì)(shì), (shì)(shí)(shì)(shí)(shì)(shí)(shī)

(shí)(shí), (shí)(shí)(shì)(shí)(shī), (shí)(shí)(shí)(shī)(shī)

(shì)(shì)(shì)(shì)




after this isn't my work.

taken from Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den


Chinese characters (simp.) with pinyin transcription added using ruby annotations.

(shī) (shì) (chī) (shī) (zi) ()

(yǒu) () (wèi) (zhù) (zài) (shí) (shì) () (de) (shī) (rén) (jiào) (shī) (shì)(ài) (chī) (shī) (zi)(jué) (xīn) (yào) (chī) (shí) (zhi) (shī) (zi)

() (cháng) (cháng) () (shì) (chǎng) (kàn) (shī) (zi)

(shí) (diǎn) (zhōng)(gāng) (hǎo) (yǒu) (shí) (zhi) (shī) (zi) (dào) (le) (shì) (chǎng)

() (shí) (hòu)(gāng) (hǎo) (shī) (shì) () (dào) (le) (shì) (chǎng)

() (kàn) (jiàn) () (shí) (zhi) (shī) (zi)便(biàn) (fàng) (jiàn)() () (shí) (zhi) (shī) (zi) (shā) () (le)

() (shi) () () (shí) (zhi) (shī) (zi) (de) (shī) ()(dài) (dào) (shí) (shì)

(shí) (shì) 湿(shī) (le) (shuǐ)(shī) (shì) (jiào) (shì) (cóng) () (shí) (shì) () (gān)

(shí) (shì) () (gān) (le)() (cai) (shì) (shi) (chī) () (shí) (zhi) (shī) (zi)

(chī) (de) (shí) (hòu)(cái) () (xiàn) () (shí) (zhi) (shī) (zi)(yuán) (lái) (shì) (shí) (zhi) (shí) (tóu) (de) (shī) (zi) (shī) ()

(shì) (shi) (jiě) (shì) (zhè) (jiàn) (shì) (ba)