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Old 03-09-2004, 10:43 AM   #4
noodles
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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a word-for-word version goes something like this(the original a four-liner, each line with 7 characters, rhyme scheme:aaba):

first a phonetic transliteration, though:


sa shuang ying zi wu chi qiang
shu guang chu zhao yan bing chang
zhong hua er nu duo qi zhi
bu ai hong zhuang ai wu zhuang


literal version:

valiant/ heroic bearing/ five/ chi/ rifles
dawning light/ first/shine/(on )drill ground
Chinese/women/have many/unique/ambitions
not love red dress/(but)love martial garb


note:"chi", chinese equivalent of "foot."
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