Chinese Tongue-twister 孩子和鞋子(Háizi hé xiézĭ) The child and the shoes

孩子和鞋子(Háizi hé xiézĭ) The child and the shoes

Háizi shì háizi,   xiézĭ shì xiézĭ,
孩子  是 孩子,鞋子 是  鞋子,
Child is child, shoes are shoes,
Háizi bú shì xiézĭ,    xiézĭ bú shì háizi.
孩子  不 是  鞋子,鞋子 不 是  孩子。
Child is not shoes, shoes are not child.
Shì háizi chuān xiézĭ,  bú shì xiézĭ chuān háizi.
是  孩子    穿   鞋子,不 是  鞋子   穿   孩子。
It is the child to wear the shoes, not the shoes to wear the child.
Shuí fēn bù qīng xiézĭ hé háizi, shuí jiù niàn bù zhŭn xiézĭ  hé háizi.
谁     分  不   清  鞋子 和 孩子,谁  就  念   不   准   鞋子 和 孩子。
The one who cannot distinguish between child and shoes cannot speak them correctly.

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