¤T¦r¸g | ¥j¸t½å ( ¤G ) | ¥x»yµoµ | |
¤T¦r¸g | ¥x»y«÷µ | ťť¬Ý ¥x»yµoµ | ^»y½Ķ |
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. |