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The origin of the stars and the moon. Chinese poem with explanation before sleep ASMR

from Eastern Poems for Sleep · host Qian

星月 xīng yuè|stars and moon的 de|possessive particle来由 láiyóu|originThe origin of the stars and the moon.⸻树枝 shùzhī|branches想 xiǎng|want to去 qù|go and撕裂 sīliè|tear apart天空 tiānkōng|the sky,却 què|but只 zhǐ|only戳了 chuō le|pierced几个 jǐ gè|a few微小的 wēixiǎo de|tiny窟窿 kūlong|holes,The branches wanted to tear the sky apart, but only pierced a few tiny holes.⸻它 tā|it透出 tòu chū|let through天外的 tiānwài de|from beyond the sky光亮 guāngliàng|light,They let the light from beyond the sky shine through.⸻人们 rénmen|people把 bǎ|to introduce the object “it”它 tā|it叫做 jiào zuò|call月亮 yuèliang|the moon和 hé|and星星 xīngxing|stars。People call them the moon and the stars.

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