Anonymous five-word poem

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君生我未生，我生君已老。君恨我生遲，我恨君生早。
君生我未生，我生君已老。君恨我生迟，我恨君生早。

jūn shēng wǒ wèi shēng, wǒ shēng jūn yǐ lǎo. jūn hèn wǒ shēng chí, wǒ hèn jūn shēng zǎo.

ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ, ㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ. ㄐㄩㄣ ㄏㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔˊ, ㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄗㄠˇ.

I was born before you were born, but I was already old when you were born. You hate me for being born late, but I hate you for being born early.

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君生我未生，我生君已老。恨不生同時，日日與君好。
君生我未生，我生君已老。恨不生同时，日日与君好。

jūn shēng wǒ wèi shēng, wǒ shēng jūn yǐ lǎo. hèn bù shēng tóng shí, rì rì yǔ jūn hǎo.

ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ, ㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ. ㄏㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˊ, ㄖˋ ㄖˋ ㄩˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄏㄠˇ.

I was born before you were born, but I was already old when you were born. I wish I had not been born at the same time, but I would have been with you every day.

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我生君未生，君生我已老。我離君天涯，君隔我海角。
我生君未生，君生我已老。我离君天涯，君隔我海角。

wǒ shēng jūn wèi shēng, jūn shēng wǒ yǐ lǎo. wǒ lí jūn tiān yá, jūn gé wǒ hǎi jiǎo.

ㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ, ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ. ㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ, ㄐㄩㄣ ㄍㄜˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ.

I was born before you were born, but you were born before I was old. I have left you at the end of the world, but you are at the end of the sea.

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我生君未生，君生我已老。化蝶去尋花，夜夜棲芳草。
我生君未生，君生我已老。化蝶去寻花，夜夜栖芳草。

wǒ shēng jūn wèi shēng, jūn shēng wǒ yǐ lǎo. huà dié qù xún huā, yè yè qī fāng cǎo.

ㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ, ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ. ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚ, ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄘㄠˇ.

I was born before you were born, but you were born before I was old. I have turned into a butterfly and gone to seek the flowers, and I roost in the grass every night.

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