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宝莲灯·劈山

寶蓮燈·劈山

Splitting the Mountain

Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 54 vocabulary words

Source: 民间传说(《宝莲灯》) · The Lotus Lantern (folk)

沉chén香xiāng学xué得děi一身yī shēn本领běn lǐng,拿ná了liǎo萱xuān花huā开kāi山shān斧fǔ到dào华huá山shān。

Skilled and armed with the mountain-splitting axe, Chenxiang came to Mount Hua.

二èr郎láng神shén拦lán住zhù他tā,甥shēng舅jiù两liǎng个gè大dà战zhàn三sān天tiān三sān夜yè。

His uncle Erlang blocked him; uncle and nephew battled three days and nights.

沉chén香xiāng想起xiǎng qǐ被bèi压yā在zài山shān下xià的de妈mā妈mā,力气lì qi越来越yuè lái yuè大dà,把bǎ二èr郎láng神shén打败dǎ bài了liǎo。

Thinking of his mother beneath the mountain, Chenxiang's strength grew until Erlang yielded.

一yī斧fǔ劈pī下去xià qù,华huá山shān从中cóng zhōng裂liè开kāi,三sān圣shèng母mǔ走zǒu了liǎo出来chū lái,母子mǔ zǐ抱bào头痛tóu tòng哭kū。

One blow cleft the mountain; Three Holy Mother walked out, and mother and son wept in each other's arms.

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