{"id":183513,"date":"2016-06-30T15:14:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T19:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/chinese-tongue-twisters\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T00:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T05:57:52","slug":"chinese-tongue-twisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-tongue-twisters\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Chinese Tongue Twisters for Pronunciation Practice [Audio Included]"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter the language, tongue twisters\u2014\u7ed5\u53e3\u4ee4<\/strong>\u00a0(r\u00e0o k\u01d2u l\u00ecng)<\/em>\u2014are a fun way to help with pronunciation, whether you’re a learner or a native speaker.<\/p>\n

Keep reading for 20 Chinese tongue twisters that can help your pronunciation and speaking skills.<\/p>\n

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Target<\/th>Tongue Twister<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
x<\/em>, sh<\/em><\/td> \u897f\u65bd\u6b7b\u65f6\u56db\u5341\u56db\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tones with\u00a0sh<\/i><\/td> \u8001\u5e08\u662f\u4e0d\u662f\u56db\u5341\u56db\u5c81\uff1f <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The five tones<\/td> \u51c9\u978b\u4e3a\u4e50\u8da3\u98de\u51fa\u4f60\u7684\u811a\uff01 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ong<\/em>, eng<\/em>, uang<\/em><\/td> \u7ea2\u51e4\u51f0\uff0c
\n\u7c89\u51e4\u51f0\uff0c
\n\u7c89\u7ea2\u51e4\u51f0\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The five tones<\/td> \u5988\u5988\u9a91\u9a6c\u3002
\n\u9a6c\u6162\uff0c
\n\u5988\u5988\u9a82\u9a6c\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
b<\/em>, p<\/em>, t<\/em><\/td> \u5403\u8461\u8404\u4e0d\u5410\u8461\u8404\u76ae\uff0c
\n\u4e0d\u5403\u8461\u8404\u5012\u5410\u8461\u8404\u76ae\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
i<\/em><\/td> \u6811\u4e0a\u6709\u68a8\uff0c
\n\u5730\u4e0a\u6709\u6ce5\uff0c
\n\u98ce\u522e\u68a8\uff0c
\n\u68a8\u843d\u5730\uff0c
\n\u68a8\u6eda\u6ce5\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ei<\/i>, u<\/em>, ie<\/em><\/td> \u9ed1\u8774\u8776\u98de\uff0c
\n\u7070\u8774\u8776\u98de\uff0c
\n\u9ed1\u8774\u8776\u98de\u5b8c\uff0c
\n\u7070\u8774\u8776\u98de\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sh<\/i>, s<\/em><\/td> \u56db\u662f\u56db\uff0c
\n\u5341\u662f\u5341\uff0c
\n\u5341\u56db\u662f\u5341\u56db\uff0c
\n\u56db\u5341\u662f\u56db\u5341\uff0c
\n\u56db\u5341\u56db\u662f\u56db\u5341\u56db\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a<\/em>, ai<\/i>, iao<\/em><\/td> \u516b\u767e\u6807\u5175\u5954\u5317\u5761\uff0c
\n\u70ae\u5175\u5e76\u6392\u5317\u8fb9\u8dd1\uff0c
\n\u70ae\u5175\u6015\u628a\u6807\u5175\u78b0\uff0c
\n\u6807\u5175\u6015\u78b0\u70ae\u5175\u70ae\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ei<\/em>, ua<\/em>, ui<\/em><\/td> \u9ed1\u5316\u80a5\u53d1\u7070\uff0c
\n\u7070\u5316\u80a5\u53d1\u9ed1\u3002
\n\u9ed1\u5316\u80a5\u53d1\u7070\u4f1a\u6325\u53d1\uff0c
\n\u7070\u5316\u80a5\u6325\u53d1\u4f1a\u53d1\u9ed1\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ing<\/em>, ang<\/em>, eng<\/em>,\u00a0ong<\/em><\/td> \u9752\u9752\u5c71\u4e0a\u4e00\u6839\u85e4\uff0c
\n\u9752\u85e4\u5e95\u4e0b\u6302\u94dc\u94c3\uff0c
\n\u98ce\u5439\u85e4\u52a8\u94dc\u94c3\u52a8\uff0c
\n\u98ce\u505c\u85e4\u505c\u94dc\u94c3\u505c\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yan<\/em>, yuan<\/em><\/td> \u6751\u524d\u6709\u4e2a\u989c\u5706\u773c\u3002
\n\u6751\u540e\u6709\u4e2a\u989c\u773c\u5706\u3002
\n\u4e0d\u77e5\u989c\u5706\u773c\u7684\u773c\u5706\uff0c
\n\u8fd8\u662f\u989c\u773c\u5706\u7684\u773c\u5706\uff1f <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
niao<\/em>, mao<\/em><\/td> \u6811\u4e0a\u4e00\u53ea\u9e1f\uff0c
\n\u5730\u4e0a\u4e00\u53ea\u732b\u3002
\n\u5730\u4e0a\u7684\u732b\u60f3\u54ac\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9e1f\uff0c
\n\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9e1f\u60f3\u5544\u732b\u7684\u6bdb\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Various finals with a<\/em><\/td> \u6241\u62c5\u957f\uff0c\u677f\u51f3\u5bbd\uff0c
\n\u6241\u62c5\u8981\u7ed1\u5728\u677f\u51f3\u4e0a\uff0c
\n\u677f\u51f3\u4e0d\u8ba9\u6241\u62c5\u7ed1\u5728\u677f\u51f3\u4e0a\uff0c
\n\u6241\u62c5\u975e\u8981\u7ed1\u5728\u677f\u51f3\u4e0a\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zh<\/em>, j<\/em><\/td> \u77e5\u9053\u5c31\u8bf4\u77e5\u9053\uff0c
\n\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u5c31\u8bf4\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff0c
\n\u4e0d\u8981\u77e5\u9053\u8bf4\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff0c
\n\u4e5f\u4e0d\u8981\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u8bf4\u77e5\u9053\uff0c
\n\u4f60\u77e5\u9053\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff1f <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ao<\/em>,\u00a0iao<\/em><\/td> \u9e1f\u5c9b\u662f\u5c9b\uff0c
\n\u9e1f\u5c9b\u6709\u9e1f\u3002
\n\u9e1f\u5c9b\u7684\u9e1f\u591a\u5f97\u6570\u4e0d\u6e05\u4e86\u3002
\n\u8981\u60f3\u5230\u9e1f\u5c9b\uff0c
\n\u4e00\u5b9a\u8981\u7231\u9e1f\u3002
\n\u4f60\u4e0d\u7231\u5c0f\u9e1f\uff0c
\n\u5c31\u522b\u5230\u9e1f\u5c9b\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iu<\/em>, iang<\/em>, ang<\/em><\/td> \u725b\u90ce\u604b\u5218\u5a18\uff0c\u5218\u5a18\u5ff5\u725b\u90ce\uff0c
\n\u725b\u90ce\u725b\u5e74\u604b\u5218\u5a18\uff0c\u5218\u5a18\u5e74\u5e74\u5ff5\u725b\u90ce\uff0c
\n\u90ce\u604b\u5a18\u6765\u5a18\u604b\u90ce\uff0c
\n\u5ff5\u5a18\u604b\u90ce\u5ff5\u90ce\u604b\u5a18\uff0c
\n\u5ff5\u604b\u5a18\u90ce\uff0c\u7ed5\u4e0d\u6655\u4f60\u7b97\u6211\u767d\u5fd9\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tones with shi<\/em> <\/td> \u77f3\u5ba4\u8bd7\u58eb\u65bd\u6c0f\uff0c\u55dc\u72ee\uff0c\u8a93\u98df\u5341\u72ee\u3002
\n\u6c0f\u65f6\u65f6\u9002\u5e02\u89c6\u72ee\u3002
\n\u5341\u65f6\uff0c\u9002\u5341\u72ee\u9002\u5e02\u3002
\n\u662f\u65f6\uff0c\u9002\u65bd\u6c0f\u9002\u5e02\u3002
\n\u6c0f\u89c6\u662f\u5341\u72ee\uff0c\u6043\u77e2\u52bf\uff0c\u4f7f\u662f\u5341\u72ee\u901d\u4e16\u3002
\n\u6c0f\u62fe\u662f\u5341\u72ee\u5c38\uff0c\u9002\u77f3\u5ba4\u3002
\n\u77f3\u5ba4\u6e7f\uff0c\u6c0f\u4f7f\u4f8d\u62ed\u77f3\u5ba4\u3002
\n\u77f3\u5ba4\u62ed\uff0c\u6c0f\u59cb\u8bd5\u98df\u662f\u5341\u72ee\u3002
\n\u98df\u65f6\uff0c\u59cb\u8bc6\u662f\u5341\u72ee\u5c38\uff0c\u5b9e\u5341\u77f3\u72ee\u5c38\u3002
\n\u8bd5\u91ca\u662f\u4e8b\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Words with a<\/em> final<\/td> \u6253\u5357\u8fb9\u6765\u4e86\u4e2a\u54d1\u5df4\uff0c\u8170\u91cc\u522b\u4e86\u4e2a\u5587\u53ed\uff1b
\n\u6253\u5317\u8fb9\u6765\u4e86\u4e2a\u5587\u561b\uff0c\u624b\u91cc\u63d0\u4e86\u4e2a\u736d\u72b8\u3002
\n\u63d0\u7740\u736d\u72b8\u7684\u5587\u561b\u8981\u62ff\u736d\u72b8\u6362\u522b\u7740\u5587\u53ed\u7684\u54d1\u5df4\u7684\u5587\u53ed\uff1b
\n\u522b\u7740\u5587\u53ed\u7684\u54d1\u5df4\u4e0d\u613f\u62ff\u5587\u53ed\u6362\u63d0\u7740\u736d\u72b8\u7684\u5587\u561b\u7684\u736d\u72b8\u3002
\n\u4e0d\u77e5\u662f\u522b\u7740\u5587\u53ed\u7684\u54d1\u5df4\u6253\u4e86\u63d0\u7740\u736d\u72b8\u7684\u5587\u561b\u4e00\u5587\u53ed\uff1b
\n\u8fd8\u662f\u63d0\u7740\u736d\u72b8\u7684\u5587\u561b\u6253\u4e86\u522b\u7740\u5587\u53ed\u7684\u54d1\u5df4\u4e00\u736d\u72b8\u3002\u5587\u561b\u56de\u5bb6\u7096\u736d\u72b8\uff0c\u54d1\u5df4\u5600\u5600\u54d2\u54d2\u5439\u5587\u53ed\u3002 <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

1. \u897f\u65bd (x\u012b sh\u012b)<\/em> \u2014 Xi Shi<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> Differentiating between\u00a0x<\/em> and\u00a0sh<\/em><\/p>\n

\u897f\u65bd\u6b7b\u65f6\u56db\u5341\u56db\u3002
\n<\/strong>(x\u012b sh\u012b s\u01d0 sh\u00ed s\u00ec sh\u00ed s\u00ec.)
\n<\/em>Xi Shi died at 44.<\/p>\n

2. \u8001\u5e08 (l\u01ceo sh\u012b)<\/em> \u2014 The Teacher<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> Tones with\u00a0sh<\/em><\/p>\n

\u8001\u5e08\u662f\u4e0d\u662f\u56db\u5341\u56db\u5c81\uff1f
\n<\/strong>(l\u01ceo sh\u012b sh\u00ec b\u00fa sh\u00ec s\u00ec sh\u00ed s\u00ec su\u00ec?)
\n<\/em>Is the teacher 44 years old?<\/p>\n

3. \u51c9\u978b (li\u00e1ng xi\u00e9)<\/em> \u2014 Flip-flops<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> The five tones<\/p>\n

\u51c9\u978b\u4e3a\u4e50\u8da3\u98de\u51fa\u4f60\u7684\u811a\uff01
\n<\/strong>(li\u00e1ng xi\u00e9 w\u00e8i l\u00e8 q\u00f9 f\u0113i ch\u016b n\u01d0 de ji\u01ceo!)
\n<\/em>Flip-flops fly off your feet for fun!<\/p>\n

4. \u51e4\u51f0 (f\u00e8ng hu\u00e1ng)<\/em> \u2014 Phoenix<\/h2>\n

Target: <\/strong>ong<\/em>, eng<\/em> and uang<\/em> finals<\/p>\n

\u7ea2\u51e4\u51f0\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(h\u00f3ng f\u00e8ng hu\u00e1ng,)<\/em>
\nRed phoenix,<\/p>\n

\u7c89\u51e4\u51f0\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(f\u011bn f\u00e8ng hu\u00e1ng,)<\/em>
\npink phoenix,<\/p>\n

\u7c89\u7ea2\u51e4\u51f0\u3002
\n<\/strong>(f\u011bn h\u00f3ng f\u00e8ng hu\u00e1ng.)
\n<\/em>pink-red phoenix.<\/p>\n

5. \u5988\u5988\u9a91\u9a6c (m\u0101 ma q\u00ed m\u01ce)<\/em> \u2014 Mother Rides a Horse<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> The five tones<\/p>\n

\u5988\u5988\u9a91\u9a6c\u3002<\/strong>
\n(m\u0101 ma q\u00ed m\u01ce.)<\/em>
\nMother rides a horse.<\/p>\n

\u9a6c\u6162\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(m\u01ce m\u00e0n,)<\/em>
\nThe horse is slow,<\/p>\n

\u5988\u5988\u9a82\u9a6c\u3002
\n<\/strong>(m\u0101 ma m\u00e0 m\u01ce.)
\n<\/em>mother scolds the horse.<\/p>\n

6. \u5403\u8461\u8404 (ch\u012b p\u00fa tao)<\/em> \u2014 Eat Grapes<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> Differentiating between\u00a0b, p<\/em> and\u00a0t<\/em><\/p>\n

\u5403\u8461\u8404\u4e0d\u5410\u8461\u8404\u76ae\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(ch\u012b p\u00fa tao b\u00f9 t\u01d4 p\u00fa tao p\u00ed,)<\/em>
\nEat grapes without spitting out the grape skins,<\/p>\n

\u4e0d\u5403\u8461\u8404\u5012\u5410\u8461\u8404\u76ae\u3002
\n<\/strong>(b\u00f9 ch\u012b p\u00fa tao d\u00e0o t\u01d4 p\u00fa tao p\u00ed.)
\n<\/em>don\u2019t eat grapes and spit out the grape skins.<\/p>\n

7. \u68a8\u548c\u6ce5 (l\u00ed h\u00e9 n\u00ed)<\/em> \u2014 Pear and Mud<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong>\u00a0i<\/em> finals<\/p>\n

\u6811\u4e0a\u6709\u68a8<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00f9 sh\u00e0ng y\u01d2u l\u00ed)<\/em>
\nOn the tree is a pear<\/p>\n

\u5730\u4e0a\u6709\u6ce5<\/strong>
\n(d\u00ec sh\u00e0ng y\u01d2u n\u00ed)<\/em>
\nOn the ground is mud<\/p>\n

\u98ce\u522e\u68a8<\/strong>
\n(f\u0113ng gu\u0101 l\u00ed)<\/em>
\nThe wind knocks off the pear<\/p>\n

\u68a8\u843d\u5730<\/strong>
\n(l\u00ed lu\u00f2 d\u00ec)<\/em>
\nThe pear falls to the ground<\/p>\n

\u68a8\u6eda\u6ce5<\/strong>
\n(l\u00ed g\u01d4n n\u00ed)<\/em>
\nThe pear rolls in the mud<\/p>\n

\u6ce5\u6cbe\u68a8\u3002
\n<\/strong>(n\u00ed zh\u0101n l\u00ed.)
\n<\/em>The mud moistens the pear.<\/p>\n

8. \u8774\u8776\u98de (h\u00fa di\u00e9 f\u0113i)<\/em> \u2014 Butterfly Flies<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong>\u00a0ei<\/em>, u<\/em> and ie<\/em> finals<\/p>\n

\u9ed1\u8774\u8776\u98de\uff0c
\n<\/strong>(h\u0113i h\u00fa di\u00e9 f\u0113i,)<\/em>
\nThe black butterfly flies,<\/p>\n

\u7070\u8774\u8776\u98de\uff0c
\n<\/strong>(h\u016bi h\u00fa di\u00e9 f\u0113i,)<\/em>
\nthe gray butterfly flies,
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u9ed1\u8774\u8776\u98de\u5b8c\uff0c
\n<\/strong>(h\u0113i h\u00fa di\u00e9 f\u0113i w\u00e1n,)
\n<\/em>after the black butterfly flies,
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u7070\u8774\u8776\u98de\u3002
\n<\/strong>(h\u016bi h\u00fa di\u00e9 f\u0113i.)<\/em>
\nthe gray butterfly can fly.<\/p>\n

9. \u56db\u662f\u56db (s\u00ec sh\u00ec s\u00ec)<\/em> \u2014 Four is Four<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> Differentiating between\u00a0sh<\/em> and\u00a0s<\/em><\/p>\n

\u56db\u662f\u56db\uff0c
\n<\/strong>(s\u00ec sh\u00ec s\u00ec,)<\/em>
\nFour is four,<\/p>\n

\u5341\u662f\u5341\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ed sh\u00ec sh\u00ed,)<\/em>
\nten is ten,<\/p>\n

\u5341\u56db\u662f\u5341\u56db\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ed s\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ed s\u00ec,)<\/em>
\nfourteen is fourteen,<\/p>\n

\u56db\u5341\u662f\u56db\u5341\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(s\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u00ec s\u00ec sh\u00ed,)<\/em>
\nforty is forty,<\/p>\n

\u56db\u5341\u56db\u662f\u56db\u5341\u56db\u3002<\/strong>
\n(s\u00ec sh\u00ed s\u00ec sh\u00ec s\u00ec sh\u00ed s\u00ec.)<\/em>
\nforty-four is forty-four.<\/p>\n

10. \u516b\u767e\u6807\u5175 (b\u0101 b\u01cei bi\u0101o b\u012bng)<\/em> \u2014 800 Soldiers<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> Differentiating between a<\/em>, ai<\/em>, and iao<\/em><\/p>\n

\u516b\u767e\u6807\u5175\u5954\u5317\u5761\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(b\u0101 b\u01cei bi\u0101o b\u012bng b\u00e8n b\u011bi p\u014d,)<\/em>
\nEight hundred spearmen rush to the northern slope.<\/p>\n

\u70ae\u5175\u5e76\u6392\u5317\u8fb9\u8dd1\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(p\u00e0o b\u012bng b\u00ecng p\u00e1i b\u011bi bian p\u01ceo,)<\/em>
\nArtillery soldiers run side by side to the north.<\/p>\n

\u70ae\u5175\u6015\u628a\u6807\u5175\u78b0\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(p\u00e0o b\u012bng p\u00e0 b\u01ce bi\u0101o b\u012bng p\u00e8ng,)<\/em>
\nThe artillery soldiers fear bumping into the spearmen.<\/p>\n

\u6807\u5175\u6015\u78b0\u70ae\u5175\u70ae\u3002<\/strong>
\n(bi\u0101o b\u012bng p\u00e0 p\u00e8ng p\u00e0o b\u012bng p\u00e0o.)<\/em>
\nThe spearmen fear bumping into the artillerymen’s cannon.<\/p>\n

11. \u9ed1\u5316\u80a5\uff0c\u7070\u5316\u80a5 (h\u0113i hu\u00e0 f\u00e9i, hu\u012b hu\u00e0 f\u00e9i)<\/em> \u2014 Black Fertilizer, Gray Fertilizer<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> ei<\/em>, ua<\/em> and ui<\/em> finals<\/p>\n

\u9ed1\u5316\u80a5\u53d1\u7070\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(h\u0113i hu\u00e0 f\u00e9i f\u0101 hu\u012b,)<\/em>
\nBlack fertilizer turns gray,<\/p>\n

\u7070\u5316\u80a5\u53d1\u9ed1\u3002<\/strong>
\n(hu\u012b hu\u00e0 f\u00e9i f\u0101 h\u0113i.)<\/em>
\ngray fertilizer turns black.<\/p>\n

\u9ed1\u5316\u80a5\u53d1\u7070\u4f1a\u6325\u53d1\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(h\u0113i hu\u00e0 f\u00e9i f\u0101 hu\u012b hu\u00ec hu\u012b f\u0101,)<\/em>
\nBlack fertilizer that turns gray can be volatile,<\/p>\n

\u7070\u5316\u80a5\u6325\u53d1\u4f1a\u53d1\u9ed1\u3002<\/strong>
\n(hu\u012b hu\u00e0 f\u00e9i hu\u012b f\u0101 hu\u00ec f\u0101 h\u0113i.)<\/em>
\ngray fertilizer will turn black when it volatilizes.<\/p>\n

12. \u85e4 (t\u00e9ng)<\/em> \u2014 The Vine<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> ing<\/em>, ang<\/em>, eng<\/em>\u00a0and ong<\/em> finals<\/p>\n

\u9752\u9752\u5c71\u4e0a\u4e00\u6839\u85e4\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(q\u012bng q\u012bng sh\u0101n sh\u00e0ng y\u00ec g\u0113n t\u00e9ng,)<\/em>
\nOn a green mountain is a vine.<\/p>\n

\u9752\u85e4\u5e95\u4e0b\u6302\u94dc\u94c3\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(q\u012bng t\u00e9ng d\u01d0 xi\u00e0 gu\u00e0 t\u00f3ng l\u00edng,)<\/em>
\nUnder the green vine hang copper bells.<\/p>\n

\u98ce\u5439\u85e4\u52a8\u94dc\u94c3\u52a8\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(f\u0113ng chu\u012b t\u00e9ng d\u00f2ng t\u00f3ng l\u00edng d\u00f2ng,)<\/em>
\nThe wind blows, the vine moves, (and) the copper bells move.<\/p>\n

\u98ce\u505c\u85e4\u505c\u94dc\u94c3\u505c\u3002<\/strong>
\n(f\u0113ng t\u00edng t\u00e9ng t\u00edng t\u00f3ng l\u00edng t\u00edng.)<\/em>
\nThe wind stops, the vine stops, (and) the copper bells stop.<\/p>\n

13. \u773c\u5706 (y\u01cen yu\u00e1n)<\/em> \u2014 Round Eyes<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> Pronouncing yan<\/em> and yuan<\/em><\/p>\n

\u6751\u524d\u6709\u4e2a\u989c\u5706\u773c\u3002<\/strong>
\n(c\u016bn qi\u00e1n y\u01d2u g\u00e8 y\u00e1n yu\u00e1n y\u01cen.)<\/em>
\nIn front of the village is a Yan Yuanyan.<\/p>\n

\u6751\u540e\u6709\u4e2a\u989c\u773c\u5706\u3002<\/strong>
\n(c\u016bn h\u00f2u y\u01d2u g\u00e8 y\u00e1n y\u01cen yu\u00e1n.)<\/em>
\nBehind the village is a Yan Yanyuan.<\/p>\n

\u4e0d\u77e5\u989c\u5706\u773c\u7684\u773c\u5706\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(b\u00f9 zh\u012b y\u00e1n yu\u00e1n y\u01cen de y\u01cen yu\u00e1n,)<\/em>
\n(I) don’t know if Yan Yuanyan’s eyes are rounder,<\/p>\n

\u8fd8\u662f\u989c\u773c\u5706\u7684\u773c\u5706\uff1f<\/strong>
\n(h\u00e1i sh\u00ec y\u00e1n y\u01cen yu\u00e1n d\u0113 y\u01cen yu\u00e1n?)<\/em>
\nor Yan Yanyuan’s eyes are rounder?<\/p>\n

14. \u9e1f\u548c\u732b (ni\u01ceo h\u00e9 m\u0101o)<\/em> \u2014 The Bird and the Cat<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> Pronouncing\u00a0niao<\/em> and\u00a0mao<\/em><\/p>\n

\u6811\u4e0a\u4e00\u53ea\u9e1f\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00f9 sh\u00e0ng y\u00ec zh\u012b ni\u01ceo,)<\/em>
\nIn the tree is a bird,<\/p>\n

\u5730\u4e0a\u4e00\u53ea\u732b\u3002<\/strong>
\n(d\u00ec sh\u00e0ng y\u00ec zh\u01d0 m\u0101o.)<\/em>
\non the ground is a cat.<\/p>\n

\u5730\u4e0a\u7684\u732b\u60f3\u54ac\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9e1f\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(d\u00ec sh\u00e0ng de m\u0101o xi\u01ceng y\u01ceo sh\u00f9 sh\u00e0ng de ni\u01ceo,)<\/em>
\nThe cat on the ground tries to bite the bird in the tree.<\/p>\n

\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9e1f\u60f3\u5544\u732b\u7684\u6bdb\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00f9 sh\u00e0ng de ni\u01ceo xi\u01ceng zhu\u00f3 m\u0101o de m\u00e1o.)<\/em>
\nThe bird in the tree tries to peck at the cat’s fur.<\/p>\n

15. \u6241\u62c5 (bi\u01cen dan)<\/em> \u2014 Bamboo Pole<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> Various final combinations with a<\/i><\/p>\n

\u6241\u62c5\u957f\uff0c\u677f\u51f3\u5bbd\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(bi\u01cen dan ch\u00e1ng, b\u01cen d\u00e8ng ku\u0101n,)<\/em>
\nThe bamboo pole is long, and the wooden bench is wide.<\/p>\n

\u6241\u62c5\u8981\u7ed1\u5728\u677f\u51f3\u4e0a\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(bi\u01cen dan y\u00e0o b\u01ceng z\u00e0i b\u01cen d\u00e8ng sh\u00e0ng,)<\/em>
\nThe bamboo pole should be tied to the bench.<\/p>\n

\u677f\u51f3\u4e0d\u8ba9\u6241\u62c5\u7ed1\u5728\u677f\u51f3\u4e0a\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(b\u01cen d\u00e8ng b\u00fa r\u00e0ng bi\u01cen dan b\u01ceng z\u00e0i b\u01cen d\u00e8ng sh\u00e0ng,)<\/em>
\nThe bench won’t let the pole be tied to it,<\/p>\n

\u6241\u62c5\u975e\u8981\u7ed1\u5728\u677f\u51f3\u4e0a\u3002<\/strong>
\n(bi\u01cen dan f\u0113i y\u00e0o b\u01ceng z\u00e0i b\u01cen d\u00e8ng sh\u00e0ng.)<\/em>
\nbut the pole has to be tied to the bench.<\/p>\n

16. \u77e5\u9053\u5c31\u8bf4\u77e5\u9053 (zh\u012b d\u00e0o ji\u00f9 shu\u014d zh\u012b d\u00e0o)<\/em> \u2014 If You Know, Say You Know<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong>\u00a0zh<\/em> initial<\/p>\n

\u77e5\u9053\u5c31\u8bf4\u77e5\u9053\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(zh\u012b d\u00e0o ji\u00f9 shu\u014d zh\u012b d\u00e0o,)<\/em>
\nIf (you) know, just say (you) know.<\/p>\n

\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u5c31\u8bf4\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(b\u00f9 zh\u012b d\u00e0o ji\u00f9 shu\u014d b\u00f9 zh\u012b d\u00e0o,)<\/em>
\nIf (you) don’t know, just say (you)\u00a0don’t know.<\/p>\n

\u4e0d\u8981\u77e5\u9053\u8bf4\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(b\u00fa y\u00e0o zh\u012b d\u00e0o shu\u014d b\u00f9 zh\u012b d\u00e0o,)<\/em>
\nDon’t say (you) don’t know when (you) know,<\/p>\n

\u4e5f\u4e0d\u8981\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u8bf4\u77e5\u9053\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(y\u011b b\u00fa y\u00e0o b\u00f9 zh\u012b d\u00e0o shu\u014d zh\u012b d\u00e0o,)<\/em>
\nand also don’t say (you) know when (you) don’t know,<\/p>\n

\u4f60\u77e5\u9053\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\uff1f<\/strong>
\n(n\u01d0 zh\u012b d\u00e0o b\u00f9 zh\u012b d\u00e0o?)<\/em>
\nyou know or not?<\/p>\n

17. \u9e1f\u5c9b (ni\u01ceo d\u01ceo)<\/em> \u2014 Bird Island<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong> ao<\/em> and\u00a0iao<\/em> finals<\/p>\n

\u9e1f\u5c9b\u662f\u5c9b\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(ni\u01ceo d\u01ceo sh\u00ec d\u01ceo,)<\/em>
\nBird Island is an island;<\/p>\n

\u9e1f\u5c9b\u6709\u9e1f\u3002<\/strong>
\n(ni\u01ceo d\u01ceo y\u01d2u ni\u01ceo.)<\/em>
\nBird Island has birds.<\/p>\n

\u9e1f\u5c9b\u7684\u9e1f\u591a\u5f97\u6570\u4e0d\u6e05\u4e86\u3002<\/strong>
\n(ni\u01ceo d\u01ceo de ni\u01ceo du\u014d de sh\u01d4 b\u00f9 q\u012bng le.)<\/em>
\nThe birds on Bird Island are countless.<\/p>\n

\u8981\u60f3\u5230\u9e1f\u5c9b\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(y\u00e0o xi\u01ceng d\u00e0o ni\u01ceo d\u01ceo,)<\/em>
\nIf (you’re) thinking of going to Bird Island,<\/p>\n

\u4e00\u5b9a\u8981\u7231\u9e1f\u3002<\/strong>
\n(y\u00ec d\u00ecng y\u00e0o \u00e0i ni\u01ceo.)<\/em>
\n(you) must love birds.<\/p>\n

\u4f60\u4e0d\u7231\u5c0f\u9e1f\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(n\u01d0 b\u00fa \u00e0i xi\u01ceo ni\u01ceo)<\/em>
\nIf (you) don’t love small birds,<\/p>\n

\u5c31\u522b\u5230\u9e1f\u5c9b\u3002<\/strong>
\n(ji\u00f9 bi\u00e9 d\u00e0o ni\u01ceo d\u01ceo.)<\/em>
\ndon’t go to Bird Island.<\/p>\n

18. \u725b\u90ce\u604b\u5218\u5a18 (ni\u00fa l\u00e1ng li\u00e0n li\u00fa ni\u00e1ng)<\/em> \u2014 The Ox Herder Boy Loves Lady Liu<\/h2>\n

Target:\u00a0<\/strong>iu<\/em>, iang<\/em> and\u00a0ang<\/em> finals<\/p>\n

For all of you romantics out there, this tongue twister was specially chosen for you! Brace yourselves though, it’s a slightly longer and more complex one.<\/p>\n

\u725b\u90ce\u604b\u5218\u5a18\uff0c\u5218\u5a18\u5ff5\u725b\u90ce\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(ni\u00fa l\u00e1ng li\u00e0n li\u00fa ni\u00e1ng, li\u00fa ni\u00e1ng ni\u00e0n ni\u00fa l\u00e1ng,)<\/em>
\nThe ox herder boy loves Lady Liu, Lady Liu longs for the ox herder boy.<\/p>\n

\u725b\u90ce\u725b\u5e74\u604b\u5218\u5a18\uff0c\u5218\u5a18\u5e74\u5e74\u5ff5\u725b\u90ce\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(ni\u00fa l\u00e1ng ni\u00fa ni\u00e1n li\u00e0n li\u00fa ni\u00e1ng, li\u00fa ni\u00e1ng ni\u00e1n ni\u00e1n ni\u00e0n ni\u00fa l\u00e1ng,)<\/em>
\nThe ox herder boy loves Lady Liu in the Year of the Ox, Lady Liu longs for the ox herder boy every year.<\/p>\n

\u90ce\u604b\u5a18\u6765\u5a18\u604b\u90ce\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(l\u00e1ng li\u00e0n ni\u00e1ng l\u00e1i ni\u00e1ng li\u00e0n l\u00e1ng,)<\/em>
\nThe boy loves the lady and the lady longs for the boy,<\/p>\n

\u5ff5\u5a18\u604b\u90ce\u5ff5\u90ce\u604b\u5a18\uff0c<\/strong>
\n(ni\u00e0n ni\u00e1ng li\u00e0n l\u00e1ng ni\u00e0n l\u00e1ng li\u00e0n ni\u00e1ng,)<\/em>
\nThe longing lady loves the boy and the longing boy loves the lady.<\/p>\n

\u5ff5\u604b\u5a18\u90ce\uff0c\u7ed5\u4e0d\u6655\u4f60\u7b97\u6211\u767d\u5fd9\u3002
\n<\/strong>(ni\u00e0n li\u00e0n ni\u00e1ng l\u00e1ng, r\u00e0o b\u00f9 y\u016bn n\u01d0 su\u00e0n w\u01d2 b\u00e1i m\u00e1ng.)
\n<\/em>Longing, loving, lady, boy. If you aren’t dizzy by now, I’ve wasted my effort.<\/p>\n

19. \u65bd\u6c0f\u98df\u72ee\u53f2 (sh\u012b sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u012b sh\u01d0)<\/em> \u2014 The Lion-eating Poet<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong>\u00a0shi<\/em> variations<\/p>\n

\u77f3\u5ba4\u8bd7\u58eb\u65bd\u6c0f\uff0c\u55dc\u72ee\uff0c\u8a93\u98df\u5341\u72ee\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ed sh\u00ec sh\u012b sh\u00ec sh\u012b sh\u00ec, sh\u00ec sh\u012b, sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u00ed sh\u012b.)<\/em>
\nIn a stone room lived a poet named Shi Shi, a lion lover, who swore to eat ten lions.<\/p>\n

\u6c0f\u65f6\u65f6\u9002\u5e02\u89c6\u72ee\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u00ed sh\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u012b.)<\/em>
\nHe often went to the market to look for lions.<\/p>\n

\u5341\u65f6\uff0c\u9002\u5341\u72ee\u9002\u5e02\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ed sh\u00ed, sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u012b sh\u00ec sh\u00ec.)<\/em>
\nAt ten o\u2019clock, ten lions arrived at the market.<\/p>\n

\u662f\u65f6\uff0c\u9002\u65bd\u6c0f\u9002\u5e02\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ec sh\u00ed, sh\u00ec sh\u012b sh\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ec.)<\/em>
\nAt that time, Shi arrived at the market.<\/p>\n

\u6c0f\u89c6\u662f\u5341\u72ee\uff0c\u6043\u77e2\u52bf\uff0c\u4f7f\u662f\u5341\u72ee\u901d\u4e16\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u012b, sh\u00ec sh\u01d0 sh\u00ec, sh\u01d0 sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u012b sh\u00ec sh\u00ec.)<\/em>
\nLooking at the ten lions, he used his trusty arrows, causing the ten lions to die.<\/p>\n

\u6c0f\u62fe\u662f\u5341\u72ee\u5c38\uff0c\u9002\u77f3\u5ba4\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u012b sh\u012b, sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u00ec.)<\/em>
\nShi brought the corpses of the ten lions to the stone room.<\/p>\n

\u77f3\u5ba4\u6e7f\uff0c\u6c0f\u4f7f\u4f8d\u62ed\u77f3\u5ba4\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ed sh\u00ec sh\u012b, sh\u00ec sh\u01d0 sh\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u00ec.)<\/em>
\nThe stone room was damp. Shi asked his servants to wipe it.<\/p>\n

\u77f3\u5ba4\u62ed\uff0c\u6c0f\u59cb\u8bd5\u98df\u662f\u5341\u72ee\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ed sh\u00ec sh\u00ec, sh\u00ec sh\u01d0 sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u012b.)<\/em>
\nAs the stone room was being wiped, Shi began to try to eat the meat of the ten lions.<\/p>\n

\u98df\u65f6\uff0c\u59cb\u8bc6\u662f\u5341\u72ee\u5c38\uff0c\u5b9e\u5341\u77f3\u72ee\u5c38\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ed sh\u00ed, sh\u01d0 sh\u00ed sh\u00ec sh\u00ed sh\u012b sh\u012b, sh\u00ed sh\u00ed sh\u00ed sh\u012b sh\u012b.)<\/em>
\nWhen it was mealtime, he realized that the ten lions were in fact ten stone lion corpses.<\/p>\n

\u8bd5\u91ca\u662f\u4e8b\u3002<\/strong>
\n(sh\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ec.)
\n<\/em>Try to explain this matter.<\/p>\n

20. \u5587\u561b\u548c\u54d1\u5df4 (l\u01ce ma h\u00e9 y\u01ce ba)<\/em> \u2014 The Monk and the Mute<\/h2>\n

Target:<\/strong>\u00a0l<\/em> and\u00a0b<\/em> initials<\/p>\n

\u6253\u5357\u8fb9\u6765\u4e86\u4e2a\u54d1\u5df4\uff0c\u8170\u91cc\u522b\u4e86\u4e2a\u5587\u53ed\uff1b
\n<\/strong>(d\u01ce n\u00e1n bian l\u00e1i le g\u00e8 y\u01ce ba, y\u0101o l\u01d0 bi\u00e9 le g\u00e8 l\u01ce ba;)<\/em>
\nFrom the south comes a mute, carrying a trumpet pinned to his waist.<\/p>\n

\u6253\u5317\u8fb9\u6765\u4e86\u4e2a\u5587\u561b\uff0c\u624b\u91cc\u63d0\u4e86\u4e2a\u736d\u72b8\u3002<\/strong>
\n(d\u01ce b\u011bi bi\u0101n l\u00e1i le g\u00e8 l\u01ce ma, sh\u01d2u l\u01d0 t\u00ed le g\u00e8 t\u01ce m\u01ce.)<\/em>
\nFrom the north comes a monk, holding a flatfish in his hand.<\/p>\n

\u63d0\u7740\u736d\u72b8\u7684\u5587\u561b\u8981\u62ff\u736d\u72b8\u6362\u522b\u7740\u5587\u53ed\u7684\u54d1\u5df4\u7684\u5587\u53ed\uff1b<\/strong>
\n(t\u00ed zhe t\u01ce m\u01ce de l\u01ce ma y\u00e0o n\u00e1 t\u01ce m\u01ce hu\u00e0n bi\u00e9 zhe l\u01ce ba de y\u01ce ba de l\u01ce ba;)<\/em>
\nThe monk holding a flatfish wants to trade his flatfish for a trumpet, with the mute carrying a trumpet.<\/p>\n

\u522b\u7740\u5587\u53ed\u7684\u54d1\u5df4\u4e0d\u613f\u62ff\u5587\u53ed\u6362\u63d0\u7740\u736d\u72b8\u7684\u5587\u561b\u7684\u736d\u72b8\u3002<\/strong>
\n(bi\u00e9 zhe l\u01ce ba de y\u01ce ba b\u00fa yu\u00e0n n\u00e1 l\u01ce ba hu\u00e0n t\u00ed zhe t\u01ce m\u01ce de l\u01ce ma de t\u01ce m\u01ce.)<\/em>
\nThe mute carrying a trumpet doesn\u2019t want to trade his trumpet with the monk holding a flatfish for the flatfish.<\/p>\n

\u4e0d\u77e5\u662f\u522b\u7740\u5587\u53ed\u7684\u54d1\u5df4\u6253\u4e86\u63d0\u7740\u736d\u72b8\u7684\u5587\u561b\u4e00\u5587\u53ed\uff1b<\/strong>
\n(b\u00f9 zh\u012b sh\u00ec bi\u00e9 zhe l\u01ce ba de y\u01ce ba d\u01ce le t\u00ed zhe t\u01ce m\u01ce de l\u01ce ma y\u00ec l\u01ce ba;)<\/em>
\n(I) don’t know if the mute carrying a trumpet hits the monk holding a fish with his trumpet,<\/p>\n

\u8fd8\u662f\u63d0\u7740\u736d\u72b8\u7684\u5587\u561b\u6253\u4e86\u522b\u7740\u5587\u53ed\u7684\u54d1\u5df4\u4e00\u736d\u72b8\u3002<\/strong>
\n(h\u00e1i sh\u00ec t\u00ed zhe t\u01ce m\u01ce de l\u01ce ma d\u01ce le bi\u00e9 zhe l\u01ce ba de y\u01ce ba y\u00ec t\u01ce m\u01ce.)<\/em>
\nor the monk carrying a flatfish uses his fish to hit the mute carrying a trumpet.<\/p>\n

\u5587\u561b\u56de\u5bb6\u7096\u736d\u72b8\uff0c\u54d1\u5df4\u5600\u5600\u54d2\u54d2\u5439\u5587\u53ed\u3002<\/strong>
\n(l\u01ce ma hu\u00ed ji\u0101 d\u00f9n t\u01ce m\u01ce, y\u01ce ba d\u012b d\u012b d\u0101 d\u0101 chu\u012b l\u01ce ba.)<\/em>
\nThe monk goes home and stews his flatfish. The mute plays his trumpet.<\/p>\n

By the way, there’s actually a song for this tongue twister. (Note that it has been modified slightly.)<\/p>\n

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How to Master Chinese Tongue Twisters<\/h2>\n

Practicing\u00a0the Chinese tongue twisters above can\u00a0strengthen your pronunciation and speaking skills<\/strong><\/span>.<\/strong> Some speech therapists even use twisters in their practices<\/a> for native speakers. So here’s how to master them yourself:<\/p>\n