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Chinese poems · 骆宾王 Luo Binwang · Tang dynasty

咏鹅 Ode to the Goose

Said to have been written when the poet was seven: a white goose singing on green water. Chinese children often learn it before any other poem.

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  1. é鹅,é鹅,é鹅,

    Goose, goose, goose,

  2. qū曲xiàng项xiàng向tiān天gē歌。

    curving its neck, it sings to the sky.

  3. bái白máo毛fú浮lǜ绿shuǐ水,

    White feathers float on green water;

  4. hóng红zhǎng掌bō拨qīng清bō波。

    red feet paddle the clear waves.

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What does 咏鹅 mean?

咏鹅 is “Ode to the Goose”. Said to have been written when the poet was seven: a white goose singing on green water. Chinese children often learn it before any other poem.

What is the pinyin of 咏鹅?

é é é / qū xiàng xiàng tiān gē / bái máo fú lǜ shuǐ / hóng zhǎng bō qīng bō.

Who wrote 咏鹅?

Luo Binwang (骆宾王), a poet of the Tang dynasty.

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