Chinese Tongue Twister: “Four is Four” (四是四 Si Shi Si)
Chinese characters | Click pinyin links for audio | Translation |
四是四, | sì shì sì, | Four is four, |
十是十。 | shí shì shí. | ten is ten. |
十四是十四, | shísì shì shísì, | Fourteen is fourteen, |
四十是四十。 | sìshí shì sìshí. | forty is forty. |
十四不是四十, | shísì búshì sìshí, | Fourteen is not forty, |
四十不是十四。 | sìshí búshì shísì. | forty is not fourteen. |
四十四只石狮子! | sìshísì zhī shí shīzi! | Forty four stone lions! |
Chinese Tongue twister Four Is Four (in PDF)
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition |
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition |
1 | 四 | sì | four; 4 | |
2 | 是 | 昰 | shì | is; are; am; yes; to be; variant of 是 ; (used in given names) |
3 | 十 | shí | ten; 10 | |
4 | 十四 | shí sì | fourteen; 14 | |
5 | 四十 | sì shí | forty; 40 | |
6 | 不是 | bú shi | is not | |
7 | 四十四 | sì shí sì | forty four; 44 | |
8 | 只 | 隻 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
9 | 石狮子 | 石獅子 | shí shī zi | guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc |