{"id":10445,"date":"2014-09-24T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=10445"},"modified":"2018-02-07T08:51:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T12:51:46","slug":"little-apple-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/little-apple-song\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sing and Dance the Little Apple Song (\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unless you&#8217;ve been living under a rock for the last few months in China, you&#8217;ve probably heard the song &#8220;<strong>Little Apple<\/strong>&#8221; (\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c &#8211; xi\u01ceo p\u00edng gu\u01d2) a million times. The viral hit by the group <strong>Chopstick Brothers<\/strong> (\u7b77\u5b50\u5144\u5f1f &#8211; ku\u00e0i zi xi\u014dng d\u00ec) seems to be around every corner these days, and it&#8217;s definitely one of those dreaded ear worms &#8211; a song that you just can&#8217;t get out of your head. Originally released as a promotional song for the film &#8220;<strong>Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon<\/strong>&#8221; (\u8001\u7537\u5b69\u4e4b\u731b\u9f99\u8fc7\u6c5f &#8211; l\u01ceo n\u00e1n h\u00e1i zh\u012b m\u011bng l\u00f3ng gu\u00f2 ji\u0101ng), the song took off thanks to its catchy lyrics, fun dance moves, and absolutely ridiculous MV (what they call music videos in China). See for yourself&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uDyo6IAnbVY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uDyo6IAnbVY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone in China is singing and dancing along to this song, even the PLA (People&#8217;s Liberation Army) officers. Don&#8217;t believe me? Watch this recruiting video that came out of Xi&#8217;an:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"That&#039;s Video: PLA Dance to Chinese Hit Song &quot;Little Apple&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kqi5zlCCaD4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that China loves to dance. No matter where you go in the Middle Kingdom, you&#8217;re sure to find people boogying down in local parks or squares. Group dances are hugely popular, so it&#8217;s no wonder the choreographed moves of &#8220;Little Apple&#8221; are being practiced by millions around the country.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to join in the fun, though, you&#8217;ll have to learn the lyrics and the dance. Don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ve got you covered here. Just follow along with these videos and you&#8217;ll be groovin&#8217; to \u5c0f\u82f9\u679c in no time:<\/p>\n<p>First of all, listen to the song and follow along with the Chinese characters and pinyin:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chopstick Brothers -- Little Apple | \u7b77\u5b50\u5144\u5f1f -- \u5c0f\u82f9\u679c (lyrics, pinyin)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/odtp3xYmgUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now, stretch out and make some space, because it&#8217;s time to dance. Follow this video to learn a sweet dance that&#8217;s sure to impress your Chinese friends (or strangers if you just want to break into it on the subway):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bqKo9ojz-gk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bqKo9ojz-gk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s even an English version of the song now, thanks to Shaun Gibson. Check out his great video featuring the characters of the famous Chinese show &#8220;Journey to the West&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c Xiao Ping Guo [My Little Apple] - Shaun Gibson\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q6UA3j4XQf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps best of all, though, is this hilarious video showing Kim Jong Un and Barack Obama busting some serious moves to the hit Chinese song:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c]\u91d1\u4e09\u80d6\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7[the little apple] \u2014Kim Jong-un\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/61NfGCyJAUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve listened to the song about 20 times, you might as well learn the lyrics. Here they are in in three formats:<\/p>\n<h2>Chinese Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>\u6211\u79cd\u4e0b\u4e00\u9897\u79cd\u5b50<br \/>\n\u7ec8\u4e8e\u957f\u51fa\u4e86\u679c\u5b9e<br \/>\n\u4eca\u5929\u662f\u4e2a\u4f1f\u5927\u65e5\u5b50<\/p>\n<p>\u6458\u4e0b\u661f\u661f\u9001\u7ed9\u4f60<br \/>\n\u62fd\u4e0b\u6708\u4eae\u9001\u7ed9\u4f60<br \/>\n\u8ba9\u592a\u9633\u6bcf\u5929\u4e3a\u4f60\u5347\u8d77<\/p>\n<p>\u53d8\u6210\u8721\u70db\u71c3\u70e7\u81ea\u5df1\u53ea\u4e3a\u7167\u4eae\u4f60<br \/>\n\u628a\u6211\u4e00\u5207\u90fd\u732e\u7ed9\u4f60\u53ea\u8981\u4f60\u6b22\u559c<br \/>\n\u4f60\u8ba9\u6211\u6bcf\u4e2a\u660e\u5929\u90fd\u53d8\u5f97\u6709\u610f\u4e49<br \/>\n\u751f\u547d\u867d\u77ed\u7231\u4f60\u6c38\u8fdc\uff0c\u4e0d\uff01\u79bb\uff01\u4e0d\uff01\u5f03\uff01<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5c0f\u5440\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c<br \/>\n\u600e\u4e48\u7231\u4f60\u90fd\u4e0d\u5acc\u591a<br \/>\n\u7ea2\u7ea2\u7684\u5c0f\u8138\u513f\u6e29\u6696\u6211\u7684\u5fc3\u7a9d<br \/>\n\u70b9\u4eae\u6211\u751f\u547d\u7684\u706b<br \/>\n\u706b\u706b\u706b\u706b\u706b<br \/>\n\u4f60\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5c0f\u5440\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c<br \/>\n\u5c31\u50cf\u5929\u8fb9\u6700\u7f8e\u7684\u4e91\u6735<br \/>\n\u6625\u5929\u53c8\u6765\u5230\u4e86\u82b1\u5f00\u6ee1\u5c71\u5761<br \/>\n\u79cd\u4e0b\u5e0c\u671b\u5c31\u4f1a\u6536\u83b7<br \/>\n\u4ece\u4e0d\u89c9\u5f97\u4f60\u8ba8\u538c<br \/>\n\u4f60\u7684\u4e00\u5207\u90fd\u559c\u6b22<br \/>\n\u6709\u4f60\u7684\u6bcf\u5929\u90fd\u65b0\u9c9c<\/p>\n<p>\u6709\u4f60\u9633\u5149\u66f4\u707f\u70c2<br \/>\n\u6709\u4f60\u9ed1\u591c\u4e0d\u9ed1\u6697<br \/>\n\u4f60\u662f\u767d\u4e91\u6211\u662f\u84dd\u5929<\/p>\n<p>\u6625\u5929\u548c\u4f60\u6f2b\u6b65\u5728\u76db\u5f00\u7684\u82b1\u4e1b\u95f4<br \/>\n\u590f\u5929\u591c\u665a\u966a\u4f60\u4e00\u8d77\u770b\u661f\u661f\u7728\u773c<br \/>\n\u79cb\u5929\u9ec4\u660f\u4e0e\u4f60\u5f9c\u5f89\u5728\u91d1\u8272\u9ea6\u7530<br \/>\n\u51ac\u5929\u96ea\u82b1\u98de\u821e\u6709\u4f60\uff0c\u66f4\uff01\u52a0\uff01\u6e29\uff01\u6696\uff01<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5c0f\u5440\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c<br \/>\n\u600e\u4e48\u7231\u4f60\u90fd\u4e0d\u5acc\u591a<br \/>\n\u7ea2\u7ea2\u7684\u5c0f\u8138\u513f\u6e29\u6696\u6211\u7684\u5fc3\u7a9d<br \/>\n\u70b9\u4eae\u6211\u751f\u547d\u7684\u706b<br \/>\n\u706b\u706b\u706b\u706b\u706b<br \/>\n\u4f60\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5c0f\u5440\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c<br \/>\n\u5c31\u50cf\u5929\u8fb9\u6700\u7f8e\u7684\u4e91\u6735<br \/>\n\u6625\u5929\u53c8\u6765\u5230\u4e86\u82b1\u5f00\u6ee1\u5c71\u5761<br \/>\n\u79cd\u4e0b\u5e0c\u671b\u5c31\u4f1a\u6536\u83b7<br \/>\n\u4f60\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5c0f\u5440\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c<br \/>\n\u600e\u4e48\u7231\u4f60\u90fd\u4e0d\u5acc\u591a<br \/>\n\u7ea2\u7ea2\u7684\u5c0f\u8138\u513f\u6e29\u6696\u6211\u7684\u5fc3\u7a9d<br \/>\n\u70b9\u4eae\u6211\u751f\u547d\u7684\u706b<br \/>\n\u706b\u706b\u706b\u706b\u706b<br \/>\n\u4f60\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5c0f\u5440\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c<br \/>\n\u5c31\u50cf\u5929\u8fb9\u6700\u7f8e\u7684\u4e91\u6735<br \/>\n\u6625\u5929\u53c8\u6765\u5230\u4e86\u82b1\u5f00\u6ee1\u5c71\u5761<br \/>\n\u79cd\u4e0b\u5e0c\u671b\u5c31\u4f1a\u6536\u83b7<\/p>\n<h2>Lyrics in Pinyin<\/h2>\n<p>W\u01d2 zh\u01d2ng xi\u00e0 y\u012b k\u0113 zh\u01d2ngz\u01d0<br \/>\nzh\u014dngy\u00fa zh\u01ceng ch\u016ble gu\u01d2sh\u00ed<br \/>\nj\u012bnti\u0101n sh\u00ecg\u00e8 w\u011bid\u00e0 r\u00eczi<\/p>\n<p>zh\u0101i xi\u00e0 x\u012bngx\u012bng s\u00f2ng g\u011bi n\u01d0<br \/>\nzhu\u0101i xi\u00e0 yu\u00e8li\u00e0ng s\u00f2ng g\u011bi n\u01d0<br \/>\nr\u00e0ng t\u00e0iy\u00e1ng m\u011biti\u0101n w\u00e8i n\u01d0 sh\u0113ng q\u01d0<\/p>\n<p>bi\u00e0n ch\u00e9ng l\u00e0zh\u00fa r\u00e1nsh\u0101o z\u00ecj\u01d0 zh\u01d0 w\u00e9i zh\u00e0o li\u00e0ng n\u01d0<br \/>\nb\u01ce w\u01d2 y\u012bqi\u00e8 d\u014du xi\u00e0n g\u011bi n\u01d0 zh\u01d0y\u00e0o n\u01d0 hu\u0101nx\u01d0<br \/>\nn\u01d0 r\u00e0ng w\u01d2 m\u011bi g\u00e8 m\u00edngti\u0101n d\u016b bi\u00e0n d\u00e9 y\u01d2u y\u00ecy\u00ec<br \/>\nsh\u0113ngm\u00ecng su\u012b du\u01cen \u00e0i n\u01d0 y\u01d2ngyu\u01cen, b\u00f9! L\u00ed! B\u00f9! Q\u00ec!<\/p>\n<p>N\u01d0 sh\u00ec w\u01d2 de xi\u01ceo ya xi\u01ceo p\u00ednggu\u01d2<br \/>\nz\u011bnme \u00e0i n\u01d0 d\u014du b\u00f9 xi\u00e1n du\u014d<br \/>\nh\u00f3ng h\u00f3ng de xi\u01ceo li\u01cen er w\u0113nnu\u01cen w\u01d2 de x\u012bnw\u014d<br \/>\ndi\u01cen li\u00e0ng w\u01d2 sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de hu\u01d2<br \/>\nhu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2<br \/>\nn\u01d0 sh\u00ec w\u01d2 de xi\u01ceo ya xi\u01ceo p\u00ednggu\u01d2<br \/>\nji\u00f9 xi\u00e0ng ti\u0101nbi\u0101n zu\u00ecm\u011bi de y\u00fandu\u01d2<br \/>\nch\u016bnti\u0101n y\u00f2u l\u00e1i d\u00e0ole hu\u0101 k\u0101i m\u01cen sh\u0101np\u014d<br \/>\nzh\u01d2ng xi\u00e0 x\u012bw\u00e0ng ji\u00f9 hu\u00ec sh\u014duhu\u00f2<br \/>\nc\u00f3ng b\u00f9 ju\u00e9d\u00e9 n\u01d0 t\u01ceoy\u00e0n<br \/>\nn\u01d0 de y\u012bqi\u00e8 d\u014du x\u01d0hu\u0101n<br \/>\ny\u01d2u n\u01d0 de m\u011biti\u0101n d\u016b x\u012bnxi\u0101n<\/p>\n<p>y\u01d2u n\u01d0 y\u00e1nggu\u0101ng g\u00e8ng c\u00e0nl\u00e0n<br \/>\ny\u01d2u n\u01d0 h\u0113iy\u00e8 b\u00f9 h\u0113i&#8217;\u00e0n<br \/>\nn\u01d0 sh\u00ec b\u00e1iy\u00fan w\u01d2 sh\u00ec l\u00e1nti\u0101n<\/p>\n<p>ch\u016bnti\u0101n h\u00e9 n\u01d0 m\u00e0nb\u00f9 z\u00e0i sh\u00e8ngk\u0101i de hu\u0101c\u00f3ng ji\u0101n<br \/>\nxi\u00e0ti\u0101n y\u00e8w\u01cen p\u00e9i n\u01d0 y\u012bq\u01d0 k\u00e0n x\u012bngx\u012bng zh\u01cey\u01cen<br \/>\nqi\u016bti\u0101n hu\u00e1ngh\u016bn y\u01d4 n\u01d0 ch\u00e1ngy\u00e1ng z\u00e0i j\u012bns\u00e8 m\u00e0iti\u00e1n<br \/>\nd\u014dngti\u0101n xu\u011bhu\u0101 f\u0113iw\u01d4 y\u01d2u n\u01d0, g\u00e8ng! Ji\u0101! W\u0113n! Nu\u01cen!<\/p>\n<p>N\u01d0 sh\u00ec w\u01d2 de xi\u01ceo ya xi\u01ceo p\u00ednggu\u01d2<br \/>\nz\u011bnme \u00e0i n\u01d0 d\u014du b\u00f9 xi\u00e1n du\u014d<br \/>\nh\u00f3ng h\u00f3ng de xi\u01ceo li\u01cen er w\u0113nnu\u01cen w\u01d2 de x\u012bnw\u014d<br \/>\ndi\u01cen li\u00e0ng w\u01d2 sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de hu\u01d2<br \/>\nhu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2<br \/>\nn\u01d0 sh\u00ec w\u01d2 de xi\u01ceo ya xi\u01ceo p\u00ednggu\u01d2<br \/>\nji\u00f9 xi\u00e0ng ti\u0101nbi\u0101n zu\u00ecm\u011bi de y\u00fandu\u01d2<br \/>\nch\u016bnti\u0101n y\u00f2u l\u00e1i d\u00e0ole hu\u0101 k\u0101i m\u01cen sh\u0101np\u014d<br \/>\nzh\u01d2ng xi\u00e0 x\u012bw\u00e0ng ji\u00f9 hu\u00ec sh\u014duhu\u00f2<br \/>\nn\u01d0 sh\u00ec w\u01d2 de xi\u01ceo ya xi\u01ceo p\u00ednggu\u01d2<br \/>\nz\u011bnme \u00e0i n\u01d0 d\u014du b\u00f9 xi\u00e1n du\u014d<br \/>\nh\u00f3ng h\u00f3ng de xi\u01ceo li\u01cen er w\u0113nnu\u01cen w\u01d2 de x\u012bnw\u014d<br \/>\ndi\u01cen li\u00e0ng w\u01d2 sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de hu\u01d2<br \/>\nhu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2 hu\u01d2<br \/>\nn\u01d0 sh\u00ec w\u01d2 de xi\u01ceo ya xi\u01ceo p\u00ednggu\u01d2<br \/>\nji\u00f9 xi\u00e0ng ti\u0101nbi\u0101n zu\u00ecm\u011bi de y\u00fandu\u01d2<br \/>\nch\u016bnti\u0101n y\u00f2u l\u00e1i d\u00e0ole hu\u0101 k\u0101i m\u01cen sh\u0101np\u014d<br \/>\nzh\u01d2ng xi\u00e0 x\u012bw\u00e0ng ji\u00f9 hu\u00ec sh\u014duhu\u00f2<\/p>\n<h2>English Translation<\/h2>\n<p>I planted a seed<br \/>\nAnd finally it bore fruit<br \/>\nToday is a great day<br \/>\nTo pluck the stars and give them to you<br \/>\nTo pull down the moon and give it to you<br \/>\nAnd let the sun rise for you every day<\/p>\n<p>(I would) turn into a candle and burn myself up<br \/>\nJust to cast light on you<br \/>\nGive everything of myself to you<br \/>\nAs long as it made you happy<br \/>\nYou make my every tomorrow<br \/>\nBecome more meaningful<br \/>\nAlthough life is brief, my love for you is forever<br \/>\nNever to part, never to let go<\/p>\n<p>You are my little, dear little apple<br \/>\nHowever I love you, it\u2019s never too much<br \/>\nSmall red face warming my heart<br \/>\nLighting my life\u2019s fire fire fire fire fire<br \/>\nYou are my little, dear little apple<br \/>\nJust like the sky\u2019s most beautiful clouds<br \/>\nSpring has come again and blooming flowers cover the hillsides<br \/>\nPlanting hope, one is sure to reap reward<\/p>\n<p>I never find you irritating<br \/>\nI like everything about you<br \/>\nEvery day with you is fresh<br \/>\nWith you, the sunlight is brighter<br \/>\nWith you, the nights are not dark<br \/>\nYou are the white clouds; I am the blue sky<\/p>\n<p>Spring, strolling with you among the blossoming flowers<br \/>\nSummer, evenings with you watching the stars blink<br \/>\nAutumn, at dusk wandering with you in the golden fields of wheat<br \/>\nWinter, among the swirling snowflakes I am warmer with you there<\/p>\n<p>You are my little dear little apple<br \/>\nHowever I love you, it\u2019s never too much<br \/>\nSmall red face warming my heart<br \/>\nLighting my life\u2019s fire fire fire fire fire<br \/>\nYou are my little dear little apple<br \/>\nJust like the sky\u2019s most beautiful clouds<br \/>\nSpring has come again and blooming flowers cover the hillsides<br \/>\nPlanting hope, one is sure to reap reward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unless you&#8217;ve been living under a rock for the last few months in China, you&#8217;ve probably heard the song &#8220;Little Apple&#8221; (\u5c0f\u82f9\u679c &#8211; xi\u01ceo p\u00edng gu\u01d2) a million times. 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