Uncommon Words生僻字(Sheng Pi Zi) By Chen Keyu陈柯宇

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Info/About “Uncommon Words”

Song Name	Uncommon Words生僻字(Sheng Pi Zi)
Artist	Chen Keyu陈柯宇
Lyricist	Chen Keyu
Composer	Chen Keyu
Released	2017
Genre	Pop
Language	Mandarin

Background Story of “Uncommon Words”

This song was released on November 14, 2017, it’s one of the most popular songs of Chen Keyu陈柯宇, since release, it has been covered by many other artists, and very popular on Tik Tok and other social media.

Lyrics in Pinyin/Mandarin/English of “Uncommon Words”

wǒ men zhōng guó de hàn zì
我们中国的汉字
Chinese characters from China

luò bǐ chéng huà liú xià wǔ qiān nián de lì shǐ
落笔成画留下五千年的历史
Brushstrokes form pictures, preserving five thousand years of history

ràng shì jiè dōu rèn shí
让世界都认识
Making the world aware

wǒ men zhōng guó de hàn zì
我们中国的汉字
Chinese characters from China

yī piě yī nà dōu shì gù shì
一撇一捺都是故事
Each and every stroke tells a tale, oh yeah

guì jǔ huǒ bǎ qián chéng xiàng dào guāng
跪举火把虔诚像道光
Reverently holding torches, kneeling like a ray of light

sì fāng tián dì luò gǔ chéng cāng
四方田地落谷成仓
Fields in all directions, with valleys forming grain stores

gǔ rén xiàng xíng shēng yì biàn è liáng
古人象形声意辨恶良
Old characters distinguish right from wrong based on shape, sound, and meaning

bá xiāo kuí jì chī mèi wǎng liǎng
魃魈魁鬾魑魅魍魉
A variety of strange beings

Wu yòu shuāng ruò yǐ
Wu 又双叒叕
Repeatedly intertwined

Wu huǒ yán yàn yì
Wu 火炎焱燚
Fiery flames

Wu shuǐ zhuǐ miǎo 㵘
Wu 水沝淼㵘
Abundant water of all types

qióng qióng jié lì hàng xiè yī qì
茕茕孑立沆瀣一气
Independent and confident, unified and determined

jǔ jǔ dú háng tí hú guàn dǐng
踽踽独行醍醐灌顶
Walking alone, with the essence of good ideas filling the mind

mián mián guā dié fèng wéi guī niè
绵绵瓜瓞奉为圭臬
Delicate and precious, held as a standard

lóng háng dá dá jī jiǎo gā lá
龙行龘龘犄角旮旯
The movements of a dragon, winding and twisting

pīng tíng niǎo nà tì sì pāng tuó
娉婷袅娜涕泗滂沱
Graceful and delicate, with tears streaming like rain

náo náo bú xiū bú láng bú yǒu
呶呶不休不稂不莠
Talking incessantly, neither biased nor inaccurate

áng
卬
With head held high

duō jiē dié xiè mào dié tāo tiè
咄嗟蹀躞耄耋饕餮
Whispered words, dainty footsteps, old age, and gluttony

líng yǔ yīng yù jì yú jǔ yǔ
囹圄蘡薁觊觎龃龉
Jail cells, luxuriant vegetation, greed, and malocclusion

yòu è wú xuān hù è bú quān
狖轭鼯轩怙恶不悛
Reckless behavior and stubborn attitudes, never willing to change

qí léi huī huī yān zā jié jué
其靁虺虺腌臢孑孓
Thunder and lightning, pickled food, and small, harmless beings

zhì fá zāng fǒu zhēn biān shí bì
陟罚臧否针砭时弊
Punishing the wicked, evaluating current

lín cì zhì bǐ yī zhāng yī xī
鳞次栉比一张一翕
predicaments, and ranking in order

wǒ men zhōng guó de hàn zì
我们中国的汉字
Chinese characters from China

luò bǐ chéng huà liú xià wǔ qiān nián de lì shǐ
落笔成画留下五千年的历史
Brushstrokes form pictures, preserving five thousand years of history

ràng shì jiè dōu rèn shí
让世界都认识
Making the world aware

wǒ men zhōng guó de hàn zì
我们中国的汉字
Chinese characters from China

yī piě yī nà dōu shì gù shì
一撇一捺都是故事
Each and every stroke tells a tale, oh yeah

xiàn zài quán shì jiè gè dì
现在全世界各地
Now, all over the world

dào chù yǒu zhōng guó zì
到处有中国字
Chinese characters can be found everywhere

huáng pí fū de rén jiāo ào dì bǎ tóu tái qǐ
黄皮肤的人骄傲地把头抬起
Proudly lifting their heads, people with yellow skin

wǒ men zhōng guó de hàn zì
我们中国的汉字
Chinese characters from China

yī píng yī zè pǔ xiě chéng shī
一平一仄谱写成诗
Written with alternating stressed and unstressed syllables, creating poetry