English Sentence:

Why is there a worm in the tequila bottle?

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

為什麼龍舌蘭酒瓶裡有一條蟲?

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

为什么龙舌兰酒瓶里有一条虫?

Pinyin:

wei4 shen2 me5 long2 she2 lan2 jiu3 ping2 li3 you3 yi4 tiao2 chong2?

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為什麼
为什么

wèi shén me

Alternative Pronunciation:

wèi shé me

why, for what reason

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龍舌蘭酒
龙舌兰酒

lóng shé lán jiǔ

tequila (spirit)

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píng

1. bottle 2. jug, pitcher 3. (a measure word for wine and liquids)

Here: bottle

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inside, within

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yǒu

1. to have 2. to own 3. there is, there are 4. to be, to exist

Here: there is, there are

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1. one, 1 (4th tone, used in Taiwan) 2. as soon as 3. each, every 4. single, alone 5. whole, entire, all, throughout 6. (indicating the intention to try)

Here: one, 1 (4th tone, used in Taiwan)

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tiáo

1. (a measure word for long things, like road, river, fish, dogs, trousers) 2. strip, slip 3. item or article (of a document) 4. orderliness 5. (a measure word for something that can be listed item by item, reasons, messages, advices) 6. twig, branch

Here: (a measure word for worms)

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chóng

1. worm 2. bug, insect

Here: worm

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