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美人鱼

měi rén yú · mei ren yu

Traditional 美人魚

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  1. mermaid
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Drawing a mermaid

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)哪个(nǎge)故事(gùshi)？

    Which story did you like most as a child?

  2. Dengdeng

    美人鱼(měirényú)的(de)故事(gùshi)。我(wǒ)还(hái)画过(huàguò)美人鱼(měirényú)。

    The mermaid story. I even drew a mermaid.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)画(huà)的(de)美人鱼(měirényú)是(shì)什么(shénme)样(yàng)？

    What did your mermaid look like?

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)很长(hěncháng)的(de)尾巴(wěiba)，还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)大大(dàdà)的(de)头(tóu)。

    She had a very long tail and a big head.

  5. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)的(de)美人鱼(měirényú)，是不是(shìbùshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)像(xiàng)一条(yītiáo)大鱼(dàyú)？

    Is a mermaid like that not a bit like a big fish?

  6. Dengdeng

    嗯(ń)……我(wǒ)妈(mā)也(yě)说(shuō)，那(nà)是(shì)一条(yītiáo)鱼(yú)。

    Um... my mom also said it was a fish.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)嗓(sǎng)音(yīn)对(duì)我(wǒ)来(lái)说(shuō)就(jiù)像(xiàng)是(shì)美(měi)人(rén)鱼(yú)的(de)歌(gē)。

The sound of your voice is like a siren's song to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by TRANG · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)相(xiāng)信(xìn)美(měi)人(rén)鱼(yú)住(zhù)在(zài)深(shēn)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)。

The children believe that mermaids live in the deep sea.

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