
(Xiao laoshu shàng dengtái)
A Little Mouse Climbing Up a Lamp
Xiao laoshu,

There was a little mouse.

Xià bù lái,

He wasn't able to get down.
Miao miao miao,

"Meow, meow, meow,"
Mao lái la,

A cat came,
Ji li gu lu gun xiàlái.

*Rumble* the mouse fell off the lamp.


1.
(laoshu): n. a mouse
Wo taoyàn laoshu.

I hate mice.
2.
(táideng): n. a lamp stand
Wo you yì zhan piàoliɑng de táideng.

I have a beautiful desk lamp.
3.
(yóu): n. oil
Zhège beizi li zhuangman le yóu.

This cup is full of oil.