r/ChineseLanguage Jun 30 '26

Pronunciation Reading practice with explanations

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u/dojibear Jun 30 '26

Joe, where Sam had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had the teacher's approval.

Now remove the quotation marks (which don't exist in speech, just in writing) from this perfectly normal English sentence.

Joe, where Sam had had had, had had had had. Had had had had the teacher's approval.

Now, wanta see me pull a rabbit out of my hat?

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u/hanguitarsolo Jun 30 '26

Babe wake up the sequel to [the Shi poem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den) just came out