Huang Niao (黄鸟) — Anonymous
A free printable Chinese handwriting worksheet for Huang Niao (黄鸟), from the Classic of Poetry, with pinyin, stroke-order guides, and Chinese writing practice grids.
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Original Text
交交黄鸟，止于棘。谁从穆公？子车奄息。维此奄息，百夫之特。
临其穴，惴惴其栗。彼苍者天，歼我良人！如可赎兮，人百其身！
交交黄鸟，止于桑。谁从穆公？子车仲行。维此仲行，百夫之防。
临其穴，惴惴其栗。彼苍者天，歼我良人！如可赎兮，人百其身！
交交黄鸟，止于楚。谁从穆公？子车针虎。维此针虎，百夫之御。
临其穴，惴惴其栗。彼苍者天，歼我良人！如可赎兮，人百其身！
Pinyin
jiāo jiāo huáng niǎo， zhǐ yú jí。 shuí cóng mù gōng？ zǐ chē yǎn xī。 wéi cǐ yǎn xī， bǎi fū zhī tè。
lín qí xué， zhuì zhuì qí lì。 bǐ cāng zhě tiān， jiān wǒ liáng rén！ rú kě shú xī， rén bǎi qí shēn！
jiāo jiāo huáng niǎo， zhǐ yú sāng。 shuí cóng mù gōng？ zǐ chē zhòng xíng。 wéi cǐ zhòng xíng， bǎi fū zhī fáng。
lín qí xué， zhuì zhuì qí lì。 bǐ cāng zhě tiān， jiān wǒ liáng rén！ rú kě shú xī， rén bǎi qí shēn！
jiāo jiāo huáng niǎo， zhǐ yú chǔ。 shuí cóng mù gōng？ zǐ chē zhēn hǔ。 wéi cǐ zhēn hǔ， bǎi fū zhī yù。
lín qí xué， zhuì zhuì qí lì。 bǐ cāng zhě tiān， jiān wǒ liáng rén！ rú kě shú xī， rén bǎi qí shēn！
English Meaning
Yellow birds cry, settling on the jujube. Who follows Duke Mu to the grave? Ziche Yansi, match of a hundred men. As they approached his pit, they trembled. Blue Heaven, you have slain our good men! If he could be ransomed, we would give a hundred lives for him. ...settling on the mulberry... Ziche Zhongxing, defense of a hundred men... ...settling on the chu-tree... Ziche Zhenhu, shield of a hundred men...
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About the Text
A Shijing mourning-song for the three fine brothers of the Ziche clan buried with Duke Mu of Qin in 621 BC. The repeated cry 'Blue Heaven, you have slain our good men!' made it an enduring lament against human sacrifice.
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