By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com
A Chinese nursery rhyme: Two Tigers
两只老虎 “Liang Zhi Lao Hu”
Two Tigers is a popular Chinese nursery rhyme. It originated from Taiwan. The French variation that adopts the same tune is called Frère Jacques.
Lyrics in Chinese characters
- First Version
两只老虎
两只老虎。
两只老虎。
跑得快。
跑得快。
一只没有眼睛。一只没有嘴巴。
好奇怪。
好奇怪。
- Second Version
两只老虎
两只老虎。
两只老虎。
跑得快。
跑得快。
一只没有耳朵。
一只没有尾巴。
真奇怪。
真奇怪。
Lyrics in pinyin (second version)
- Liǎng zhī lǎohǔ,
- Liǎng zhī lǎohǔ,
- Pǎo de kuài,
- Pǎo de kuài,
- Yī zhī méiyǒu yǎnjīng,
- Yī zhī méiyǒu wěibā,
- Zhēn qíguài,
- Zhēn qíguài.
English translation (second version)
- Two Tigers
- Two Tigers
- Run so fast
- Run so fast
- One has no eyes
- One has no tail
- So strange
- So strange
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ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition 1 两 兩 liǎng two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) 2 只 隻 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc 3 老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger; Classifiers: 只 4 跑 pǎo to run; to run away; to escape; 5 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc 6 快 kuài rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plain-spoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant 7 一 yī one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; “one” radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit 8 没有 沒有 méiyǒu haven’t; hasn’t; doesn’t exist; to not have; to not be 9 眼睛 yǎnjing eye; Classifiers: 只 10 嘴巴 zuǐ ba mouth; Classifiers: 张 11 好 hǎo good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness); (of an unmarried couple) to be close; to be keen on each other 12 奇怪 qí guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled 13 耳朵 ěr duo ear; Classifiers: 只 ; handle (on a cup) 14 尾巴 wěi ba tail 15 真 zhēn really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
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By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com