Ancient Chinese rhyme
This is a rhyme from an anthology dating from the Qing dynasty. It reflects the ancient Chinese people's view on healthy lifestyle rules and lists eight ‘more of this’ and eight ‘less of that’. You can access the translation and vocabulary on the next two tabs.
Why have a go at writing your own 21st-century healthy lifestyle rhyme and compare it with this ancient one?
You can also use the vocabulary on the next tab to help you.
Click on either pinyin or characters to listen to individual words. The words are listed in the order in which they appear.