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Ĭ¦Ñ¬u soo lo2-coan5 ¡@ Shu Lao-Chuan
¤G¤Q¤C ji7 sip8 chit4 ¡@ at the age of twenty-seven
©lµo¼« si2 hoat4 hun3 ¡@ at last began to show his energy
Ū®ÑÄy thok4 su1 cek8 ¡@ and devote himself to the study of books
©¼¬J¦Ñ pi2. ki3 lo2 ¡@ Then when already past the age
µS®¬¿ð iu5 hoe2 ti5 ¡@ he deeply regretted his delay
º¸¤p¥Í ni2. siau2 seng1 ¡@ You little boys
©y¦­«ä gi5 co2 su1 ¡@ should take thought betimes. (?? betimes???not sure !)
­Y±çø¯ jiak4 liong5-ho7 ¡@ Then there were Liang Hao
¤K¤Q¤G pat4 sip8 ji7 ¡@ who at the age of eighty-two
¹ï¤j§Ê tui3 tai7 teng5 ¡@ made his replies to the great hall
»í¦h¤h khoe1 to1 su7 ¡@ and came out first among many scholars
©¼¬J¦¨ pi2. ki3 seng5 ¡@ When thus late he had succeeded
²³ºÙ²§ ciong3 cheng1 iN7 ¡@ all men pronounced him a prodigy
º¸¤p¥Í ni2. siau2 seng1 ¡@ You little boys
©y¥ß§Ó gi5 lip8 ci3 ¡@ should make up your minds to work
¼ü¤K·³ eng5. pat4 soe3 ¡@ Jung at eight of age
¯àµú¸Ö leng5 eng7 si1 ¡@ could compose poetry
ªc¤C·³ pi3. chit4 soe3 ¡@ Pi, at seven years of age
¯à½áùÖ leng5 hu3 ki5 ¡@ could make an epigram on wei-ch'.i
©¼¿o®© pi2. eng2 goo7 ¡@ These youths were quick of apprehension
¤HºÙ©_ jin5 cheng1 ki5 ¡@ and people declared them to be prodigies
º¸¥®¾Ç ni2. iu3 hak8 ¡@ You young learners
·í®Ä¤§ tong1 hau7 ci1 ¡@ ought to imitate them
½²¤å®V chai3 bun5-ki1 ¡@ Ts'ai Wen-chi
¯à¿ëµ^ leng5 pian7 khim5 ¡@ was able to judge from the sound of a psaltery
Á¹Dó¥ sia7 to7-un3 ¡@ Hsieh Tao-yun
¯àµú§u leng5 eng7 gim5 ¡@ was able to compose verses
©¼¤k¤l pi2. lu2 cu2 ¡@ They were only girls
¥BÁo±Ó chiaN2 chong1 bin2 ¡@ yet they were quick and clever
º¸¨k¤l ni2. lam5 cu2 ¡@ You boys ought to
·í¦Ûĵ tong1 cu7 keng2 ¡@ rouse yourselves
­ð¼B®Ë tong5. lau5-an1 ¡@ Liu Yen of the Tang dynasty
¤è¤C·³ hong1 chit4 soe3 ¡@ when only seven years of age
Á|¯«µ£ ku2 sin5 tong5 ¡@ was ranked as an "inspired child" (child prodigy)
§@¥¿¦r cok4 ceng3 ji7 ¡@ and was appointed a Corrector of Texts
©¼Áö¥® pi2. sui1 iu3 ¡@ He, although a child
¨­¤w¥K sin1 i2 su7 ¡@ was already in an official post
º¸¥®¾Ç ni2. iu3 hak8 ¡@ You young learners
«j¦Ó­P bian2 ji5 ti3 ¡@ strive to bring about a like result
¦³¬°ªÌ iu2 ui5 cia2 ¡@ Those who work
¥ç­Y¬O ek8 jiak4 si7 ¡@ will also succeed as he did.