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八仙过海

八仙过海

The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea

Level 5 · Idiom Stories · 成语故事 · 84 vocabulary words

Source: 民间传说 · Folk tradition

八bā个gè仙xiān人rén一起yì qǐ去qù赴fù王wáng母mǔ娘niáng娘niáng的de宴会yàn huì,要yào过guò东dōng海hǎi。

Eight immortals set out for the Queen Mother's feast across the Eastern Sea.

吕lǚ洞dòng宾bīn说shuō:咱们zán men都dōu不bú坐zuò船chuán,各gè显xiǎn神shén通过tōng guò去qù。

Lü Dongbin said: no boats, let each cross on their own power.

铁tiě拐guǎi李lǐ把bǎ铁tiě拐guǎi扔rēng进jìn海hǎi里lǐ站zhàn在zài上面shàng miàn,汉hàn钟zhōng离lí躺tǎng在zài扇子shàn zi上shàng,张zhāng果guǒ老lǎo倒dǎo骑qí毛máo驴lǘ,何hé仙xiān姑gū坐zuò在zài荷花hé huā上shàng,蓝lán采cǎi和hé踏tà着zhe花huā篮lán,韩hán湘xiāng子zǐ吹chuī箫xiāo骑qí箫xiāo,曹cáo国guó舅jiù踩cǎi着zhe玉yù板bǎn,吕lǚ洞dòng宾bīn踏tà着zhe宝bǎo剑jiàn。

Iron-Crutch Li floated on his crutch, Zhongli lay on his fan, Zhang Guo rode his donkey backwards, He Xiangu sat on a lotus, Lan Caihe rode a flower basket, Han Xiangzi surfed his flute, Cao Guojiu trod jade tablets, and Lü Dongbin stood on his sword.

八bā个人gè rén各gè用yòng各gè的de本事běn shi过guò了le海hǎi。八bā仙xiān过guò海hǎi,各gè显xiǎn神shén通tōng,每měi个人gè rén都dōu有yǒu自己zì jǐ的de办法bàn fǎ。

Each crossed by their own gift, 'the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing their power': everyone has their own way.

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