鹅，鹅，鹅，
Goose, goose, goose —
曲项向天歌。
curving its neck, it sings to the sky.
白毛浮绿水，
White feathers float on the green water,
红掌拨清波。
red feet paddle the clear waves.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 鹅 | é | goose |
| 曲 | qū | a tune; a melody; curved |
| 项 | xiàng | item; article; (a measure word for list items) |
| 向 | xiàng | toward; to |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 白毛 | bái máo | white hair (of animals); see also 白髮|白发[bai2 fa4] |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial |
| 绿水 | lǜ shuǐ | green water; crystal-clear water |
| 红 | hóng | red (color) |
| 掌 | zhǎng | palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield |
| 拨 | bō | to dial (a phone), to push aside, or to allocate |
| 清 | qīng | clear; pure; clean (also used in proper names such as the Qing dynasty) |
| 波 | bō | (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1lan2]); surname Bo |