"limericks" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 五行打油诗

Definition

五行打油诗是一种短小幽默的诗歌，有五行，押AABBA韵律。它们通常讲一个有趣的小故事或笑话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于幽默或轻松的场合。几乎总是用复数形式，指特定的五行诗体，有固定节奏和押韵模式。比“诗”更口语化，很少用于严肃文学。

Examples

We read funny limericks in class today.

我们今天在课堂上读了有趣的**五行打油诗**。

Children like to write their own limericks.

孩子们喜欢自己创作**五行打油诗**。

Can you recite three limericks from memory?

你能背出三首**五行打油诗**吗？

He told so many limericks at the party that everyone was laughing.

他在聚会上讲了很多**五行打油诗**，大家都笑了。

Some writers are famous just for their clever limericks.

有些作家仅凭机智的**五行打油诗**就很有名。

On long car rides, we make up silly limericks to pass the time.

长途驾车时，我们编幽默的**五行打油诗**打发时间。