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Koneko -

Dear All,

What is the Mandarin equivalent of the above phrase, "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe", a children counting
ryhme used for selection?

I have heard of the Hokkien version before, something like, "Di di duo tiap nor wei di tiap. Di di
duo tiap di duo tiap" I don't even know how to write this out in Chinese!

Thanks!
K.



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againstwind -

小锅炒豆，越炒越臭，臭了扔房后．房后有条狗，被狗咬一口


which one is counted at 口, which one will be selected.

but I guess there are more versions in China.Different versions exist at different areas.










Koneko -



Quote:

小锅炒豆，越炒越臭，臭了扔房后．房后有条狗，被狗咬一口

Thanks!
So do you reckon that's the Beijing version?










againstwind -

emm, I heard it from my friends from North China but not sure if it's Beijing version.

In fact, I also know the version from my hometown in the Southwest China, BUT I can merely speak
it but do not know how to write. I reckon they're some syllables without meanings.










Koneko -

Ha ha... Precisely! Just like the Hokkien version above. I don't even know how to write it down -
it's just some saying passed down from the old generation, I think.










Quest -

Cantonese: 点指兵兵点兵兵，点着谁人做大兵。
I used to knwo mroe when I was a kid... forgotten most of them... good times.










Koneko -

Thanks Quest!

You know what?
I just remember this in Cantonese as well!
It's something like 点虫虫，虫虫飞... ...
Does it ring any bell to you?!

K.










Quest -

点虫虫，虫虫飞，飞到荔枝基 is not minimo...










elina -

I heard this:
泥锅，泥碗，你滚蛋
which one is counted at 蛋, which one will be removed.










chenpv -

A little bit off topic. How is this 'Eeny, meeny, miney, moe' working? Alphabetically? Syllably?
Or word by word? I just can't imagine how this rhyme works when a group has to select one for the
good or the bad......












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