Category Archives: Chinese poem listening comprehension

The most famous Chinese drinking poem by the hero of Chaos – 短歌行 duan ge xing Short Song Style: Chinese text, pinyin lyrics, English translaiton, poem analysis, poet background info and his quote about betrayal

Posted on 01/15/2013 by Chinesetolearn

Cao Cao (曹操, Wade-Giles: Tsao Tsao) (155-220), with style name 孟德 Mengde, was the Chancellor of the Han Dynasty who laid the foundations for the future 魏 Wei kingdom (曹魏 Cao Wei, 220 CE – 265 CE, was one of … Continue reading →

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李白 Li Bai 蜀道难 Shu dao nan The difficulty of the Shu Road: Chinese text, pinyin, audio recording, English translation, Yue fu poem genre info and poem analysis. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, poem analysis

Posted on 12/20/2012 by Chinesetolearn

蜀道难 Chinese text and audio recording 蜀道难 [ca_audio url=”http://www.chinesetolearn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Shu-road.mp3″ width=”500″ height=”27″ css_class=”codeart-google-mp3-player”] 作者: 李白 　 噫吁戏，危乎高哉！ 蜀道之难，难于上青天！ 蚕丛及鱼凫，开国何茫然。 尔来四万八千岁，不与秦塞通人烟。 西当太白有鸟道，可以横绝峨眉巅。 地崩山摧壮士死，然后天梯石栈相钩连。 上有六龙回日之高标，下有冲波逆折之回川。 黄鹤之飞尚不得过，猿猱欲度愁攀援。 青泥何盘盘，百步九折萦岩峦。 扪参历井仰胁息，以手抚膺坐长叹。 问君西游何时还，畏途躔岩不可攀。 但见悲鸟号古木，雄飞雌从绕林间。 又闻子规啼夜月，愁空山，蜀道之难，难于上青天！ 使人听此凋朱颜。 连峰去天不盈尺，枯松倒挂倚绝壁。 飞湍瀑流争喧虺，砰崖转石万壑雷。 其险也如此，嗟尔远道之人胡为乎哉！ 剑阁峥嵘而崔嵬，一夫当关，万夫莫开。 所守或匪亲，化为狼与豺。 朝避猛虎，夕避长蛇，磨牙吮血，杀人如麻。 锦城虽云乐，不如早还家。 蜀道之难，难于上青天！侧身西望长咨嗟。 蜀道难 pinyin and … Continue reading →

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