This is one of those poems that Chinese kids learn on their own (kinda like swear words), no one admits to teaching this poem and no kid admits to learning it from anyone. =)
| chun1 春 | tian1 天 | bu2 不 | shi4 是 | du2 讀 | shu1 書 | tian1 天 | ||
| Spring is not a studying season | ||||||||
| xia4 夏 | ri4 日 | yian2 炎 | yian2 炎 | zheng4 正 | hao3 好 | mian2 眠 | ||
| Summer is so hot, I could nap all day | ||||||||
| deng3 等 | de2 得 | qiu1 秋 | lai2 來 | dong1 冬 | ye3 也 | dao4 到 | ||
| By the time Autumn rolls around, Winter will be here soon too | ||||||||
| bu1 不 | ru2 如 | bei4 背 | qi3 起 | shu1 書 | bao1 包 | deng3 等 | ming2 明 | nian2 年 |
| I'll just pack up my schoolbag and wait for next year | ||||||||
