| Hey, guys! Welcome back. I’m Kate. Today, we are going to learn two famous Chinese Poems. Are you ready? Let’s just get started. |
| All right, the first one is… |
| 悯 农 (mǐn nóng) |
| 悯 农 (mǐn nóng) |
| 悯 农 (mǐn nóng) means “Toiling Farmers.” |
| 锄 禾 日 当 午， |
| (chú hé rì dāng wǔ) |
| 汗 滴 禾 下 土。 |
| (hàn dī hé xià tǔ) |
| 谁 知 盘 中 餐， |
| (shéi zhī pán zhōng cān) |
| 粒 粒 皆 辛 苦。 |
| (lì lì jiē xīn kǔ) |
| All right, so 锄 禾 日 当 午，(chú hé rì dāng wǔ). |
| 锄 禾 日 当 午，(chú hé rì dāng wǔ) means “Farmers are weeding at noon,” |
| 锄 禾 日 当 午，(chú hé rì dāng wǔ) |
| 锄 禾 (chú hé) means “weed.” |
| 锄 禾 (chú hé) |
| 锄 禾 (chú hé) means “weed.” |
| 日 当 午 (rì dāng wǔ) |
| 日 当 午 (rì dāng wǔ) means “at noon,” at noon. |
| 日 当 午 (rì dāng wǔ) |
| 锄 禾 日 当 午， (chú hé rì dāng wǔ) “Farmers are weeding at noon,” |
| 汗 滴 禾 下 土。 (hàn dī hé xià tǔ) |
| 汗 滴 禾 下 土。 (hàn dī hé xià tǔ) |
| 汗 滴 禾 下 土。 (hàn dī hé xià tǔ) means “Sweat down the field soon.” |
| 汗 (hàn) means “sweat.” |
| 汗 (hàn) |
| 滴 (dī) |
| 滴 (dī) means “down,” down. |
| 汗 滴 (hàn dī) means “sweat down,” sweat down. |
| 禾 下 土 (hé xià tǔ) means “the field,” the field. |
| 禾 下 土 (hé xià tǔ) |
| So, 汗 滴 禾 下 土。(hàn dī hé xià tǔ)... |
| 汗 滴 禾 下 土。(hàn dī hé xià tǔ) means “Sweat down the field soon.” |
| All right, next one. |
| 谁 知 盘 中 餐，(shéi zhī pán zhōng cān) |
| 谁 知 盘 中 餐，(shéi zhī pán zhōng cān) “Who knows food on the tray,” |
| 谁 (shéi) means “who.” |
| 知 (zhī) means “know.” |
| 盘 (pán) means “tray.” |
| 餐 (cān) means “food.” |
| So, 谁 知 盘 中 餐，(shéi zhī pán zhōng cān) “Who knows food on the tray,” |
| 盘 中 餐 (pán zhōng cān) “food on the tray” |
| 谁 知 盘 中 餐，(shéi zhī pán zhōng cān) |
| All right, the last one. |
| 粒 粒 皆 辛 苦。(lì lì jiē xīn kǔ) |
| 粒 粒 皆 辛 苦。(lì lì jiē xīn kǔ). It means “Every single grain of rice means hard work.” |
| 粒 粒 (lì lì) means “every single grain of rice.” |
| 粒 粒 (lì lì) |
| 皆 (jiē) means “all of them,” all of them. |
| 皆 (jiē) |
| 辛 苦 (xīn kǔ) means “hard work.” |
| 辛 苦 (xīn kǔ) |
| 辛 苦 (xīn kǔ) “hard work” |
| So, 粒 粒 皆 辛 苦。(lì lì jiē xīn kǔ). |
| 粒 粒 皆 辛 苦。(lì lì jiē xīn kǔ) |
| All right, let’s try the poem again. |
| 锄 禾 日 当 午， |
| (chú hé rì dāng wǔ) |
| 汗 滴 禾 下 土。 |
| (hàn dī hé xià tǔ) |
| 谁 知 盘 中 餐， |
| (shéi zhī pán zhōng cān) |
| 粒 粒 皆 辛 苦。 |
| (lì lì jiē xīn kǔ) |
| Very good! This poem was written by Tang Dynasty poet, 李申 (lǐ shēn). It described the farmer’s hardwork and telling people that the food on the table doesn’t come by easily. And this poem was often used at the table by Chinese parents to teach their children about not wasting food. |
| All right, next one. Next one is… |
| 七 步 诗 (qī bù shī) |
| 七 步 诗 (qī bù shī) |
| 七 步 诗 (qī bù shī) means “Seven Steps Verse.” |
| 煮 豆 燃 豆 萁， |
| (zhǔ dòu rán dòu qí) |
| 豆 在 釜 中 泣。 |
| (dòu zài fǔ zhōng qì) |
| 本 是 同 根 生， |
| (běn shì tóng gēn shēng) |
| 相 煎 何 太 急。 |
| (xiāng jiān hé tài jí) |
| Okay, the first one… |
| 煮 豆 燃 豆 萁，(zhǔ dòu rán dòu qí) |
| 煮 豆 燃 豆 萁，(zhǔ dòu rán dòu qí). It means “Lighting beanstalks to boil the beans.” |
| 煮 (zhǔ) means “boil.” |
| 豆 (dòu) means “beans.” |
| 煮 豆 (zhǔ dòu) actually means “boil beans.” |
| 燃 (rán) is “light.” |
| 豆 萁 (dòu qí) means “beanstalk.” |
| So, 煮 豆 燃 豆 萁，(zhǔ dòu rán dòu qí) “Lighting beanstalks to boil the beans.” |
| Okay, next one… |
| 豆 在 釜 中 泣。(dòu zài fǔ zhōng qì) |
| 豆 在 釜 中 泣。(dòu zài fǔ zhōng qì) means “The beans in the pot cry out.” |
| 豆 (dòu) means “beans.” We just learned it, right? |
| 釜 (fǔ) |
| 釜 (fǔ) means “pot.” |
| 在 釜 中 (zài fǔ zhōng) |
| 在 釜 中 (zài fǔ zhōng) “in the pot,” in the pot. |
| 泣 (qì) means 哭 泣 (kū qì) “cry out,” cry out. |
| So, 豆 在 釜 中 泣。(dòu zài fǔ zhōng qì). |
| 豆 在 釜 中 泣。(dòu zài fǔ zhōng qì) “The beans in the pot cry out.” |
| 本 是 同 根 生，(běn shì tóng gēn shēng) |
| 本 是 同 根 生，(běn shì tóng gēn shēng). It means “We are born of the same root,” |
| 本 是 (běn shì) means “originally.” |
| 同 (tóng) means “same.” |
| 根 (gēn) means “root.” |
| 同 根 (tóng gēn) means “same root.” |
| 生 (shēng) means “born of.” |
| So it means we are born of the same root. |
| 本 是 同 根 生，(běn shì tóng gēn shēng) |
| The last one. |
| 相 煎 何 太 急。(xiāng jiān hé tài jí) |
| 相 煎 何 太 急。(xiāng jiān hé tài jí). It means “Why should we burn each other with such impatience?” |
| 相 煎 (xiāng jiān) means “burn each other,” burn each other. |
| 相 煎 (xiāng jiān) |
| 煎 (jiān) means “burn.” |
| 相 煎 (xiāng jiān“burn each other” |
| 何 (hé) means “why,” why. |
| 何 (hé) |
| 太 急 (tài jí) means “too hurry.” |
| 太 急 (tài jí) with such impatience. |
| Okay. |
| 相 煎 何 太 急。(xiāng jiān hé tài jí) “Why should we burn each other with such impatience?” |
| All right, let’s try the poem again. |
| 煮 豆 燃 豆 萁， |
| (zhǔ dòu rán dòu qí) |
| 豆 在 釜 中 泣。 |
| (dòu zài fǔ zhōng qì) |
| 本 是 同 根 生， |
| (běn shì tóng gēn shēng) |
| 相 煎 何 太 急。 |
| (xiāng jiān hé tài jí) |
| Actually, this poem was created during the Three Kingdom Period by 曹 志 (cáo zhì). The poet’s true brother was the emperor at that time, but he was very, very jealous of his younger brother’s talent, so he forced his younger brother to create a poem within seven steps. If his younger brother cannot do that, he will kill him. That is why this poem is called 七 步 诗 (qī bù shī) “Seven Steps Verse.” |
| All right, so this is today’s Chinese Class. I hope you guys like Chinese poems. If you like it, please don’t forget to give me a thumbs up and subscribe. See you next time! Bye-bye! |
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