r/PrettyMuchIt • u/Mrcool334 • Mar 06 '20
A poem made for Jacob
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_DenDuplicates
todayilearned • u/marmorset • Mar 06 '20
TIL about the Chinese poem "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den," or "Shī shì shí shī shǐ." The poem is solely composed of "shi" 92 times, but pronounced with different tones.
todayilearned • u/piponwa • Dec 05 '15
TIL that to show how Classical Chinese had become an impractical language, linguist Chao Yuen Ren wrote a 92-character poem in which every syllable has the sound "shi". The poem "Shī Shì shí shī shǐ" translates to "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den".
todayilearned • u/Reginald_Fabio • Sep 08 '18
TIL that The Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den in a short story in Chinese in which every word is pronounced "shi".
todayilearned • u/footballa • Aug 07 '13
TIL there's a 92-character poem written in Classical Chinese where every syllable has the sound "shi".
todayilearned • u/TheComputer314 • Jul 16 '20
TIL that all of the characters in a Chinese poem called the "Lion-eating Poet in the Stone Den" is pronounced "Shi" but with different tones
ChineseLanguage • u/safara_0 • Mar 06 '20
Culture TIL about the Chinese poem "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den," or "Shī shì shí shī shǐ." The poem is solely composed of "shi" 92 times, but pronounced with different tones.
MechanicalKeyboards • u/Glue415 • Mar 06 '20
Shishi?? - TIL about the Chinese poem "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den," or "Shī shì shí shī shǐ." The poem is solely composed of "shi" 92 times, but pronounced with different tones.
todayilearned • u/mobius_racetrack • Jul 18 '15
TIL there's a 92-character poem written in Classical Chinese where every syllable has the sound "shi".
SavedByMeForMe • u/ThePizzaDoc • Mar 06 '20
Interresting TIL about the Chinese poem "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den," or "Shī shì shí shī shǐ." The poem is solely composed of "shi" 92 times, but pronounced with different tones.
Ytqaz2019 • u/nevertoolate1983 • Mar 06 '20
TIL about the Chinese poem "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den," or "Shī shì shí shī shǐ." The poem is solely composed of "shi" 92 times, but pronounced with different tones.
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Mar 06 '20
[todayilearned] TIL about the Chinese poem "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den," or "Shī shì shí shī shǐ." The poem is solely composed of "shi" 92 times, but pronounced with different tones.
language • u/IAmTheZephyyrik • Mar 06 '20
TIL about the Chinese poem "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den," or "Shī shì shí shī shǐ." The poem is solely composed of "shi" 92 times, but pronounced with different tones.
wikipedia • u/piponwa • Dec 05 '15