一望二三里，
This rhyme is used for teaching numbers.
一望二三里，
I Looked Out Over 2 or 3 Miles
Nursery Rhyme
Nursery Rhyme
(Chinese)
(English)
一望二三里，
烟村四,五家，
亭台六,七,座，
八,九,十,枝花。
I looked out over 2 or 3 miles*,
4 or 5 houses with smoking chimneys,
6, 7 pavilions,
8, 9, or 10 branches with flowers.
Notes
*Not actual miles 1 "li" = 1,640 feet
Pronunciation:
Yīwàng èrsān lǐ
yīwàng èrsān lǐ,
yān cūn sì, wǔ jiā,
tíng tái liù, qī, zuò,
bā, jiǔ, shí, zhī huā
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Yi Lin for sharing this rhyme with us, for helping with the meaning and for reciting it!
M goi! & Xie xie!
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