绕口令

繞口令

ràokǒulìng

noun #35,825

Measure Word

一个绕口令 gè

Meanings

1 tongue twister

Characters

Examples

‘四是四，十是十’是著名的绕口令。

'Sì shì sì, shí shì shí' shì zhùmíng de ràokǒulìng.

'Four is four, ten is ten' is a famous tongue twister.

练习绕口令可以帮助你说好普通话。

Liànxí ràokǒulìng kěyǐ bāngzhù nǐ shuō hǎo Pǔtōnghuà.

Practicing tongue twisters can help you speak Mandarin well.

Tips

culture

Classic Chinese 绕口令 target tones and easily-confused initials: 四十四只死狮子 (forty-four dead lions) drills s/sh, and 吃葡萄不吐葡萄皮儿 (eat grapes without spitting out the skin) drills p/b. Mandarin teachers and 相声 (xiàngsheng, crosstalk) performers use them as warm-ups.

memory

Literally 'wind-mouth-order' — orders your mouth into knots. 绕 = wind/twist, 口 = mouth, 令 = order/command.

Stroke Order

绕 rào

口 kǒu

令 lìng