曹沖 稱 象 Cao Chong|weigh|elephant Cao Chong wiegt den Elefanten Cao Chong weighs an elephant.

從前 ，有 一 位 丞相 ，佢 叫做 曹操 。 once upon a time|there was|one|measure word for people|prime minister|he|was called|Cao Cao Once upon a time, there was a chancellor named Cao Cao. 佢 有 幾 個 仔 ，個個 都 好 有 成就 。 He|has|how many|measure word for people|sons|each one|all|very|has|achievement He had several sons, all of whom were very accomplished. 大仔 叫 曹丕 ，後嚟 做 咗 皇帝 ；又 有 一 個 細仔 ，叫做 曹植 ，係 著名 嘅 文學家 。 eldest son|named|Cao Pi|later|became|past tense marker|emperor|also|has|one|measure word|younger son|named|Cao Zhi|is|famous|possessive particle|writer The eldest son was named Cao Pi, who later became emperor; and there was a younger son named Cao Zhi, who was a famous writer. 佢哋 嘅 故事 出名 到 人盡皆知 。 they|possessive particle|story|famous|to|known by all Their stories are so famous that everyone knows them. 但係 其實 曹操 仲 有 一 個 細仔 ，大家 又 知 唔 知 呢 ？ but|actually|Cao Cao|still|has|one|measure word|son|everyone|again|knows|not|knows|question particle But actually, Cao Cao had a son, does everyone know this?

曹操 呢 個 細仔 ，叫做 曹沖 ，佢 自細 就 聰明 過 人 。 Cao Cao|this|measure word for people|son|is called|Cao Chong|he|since he was young|already|smart|more than|people This son of Cao Cao is called Cao Chong, and he has been exceptionally smart since he was little. 佢 五六 歲 嗰陣 ，已經 識得 諗 方法 解決 一啲 連 大人 都 解決 唔 到 嘅 難題 。 he|five or six|years old|at that time|already|able to|think|method|solve|some|even|adults|also|solve|not|able to|(possessive particle)|difficult problems When he was about five or six years old, he already knew how to think of ways to solve problems that even adults couldn't solve. 有 一 次 ，有人 送 咗 一 隻 好 靚 嘅 山雞 畀 曹操 。 there is|one|time|someone|sent|past tense marker|one|measure word for animals|very|beautiful|possessive particle|mountain chicken|to|Cao Cao Once, someone gifted a beautiful mountain chicken to Cao Cao. 呢 隻 山雞 啲 羽毛 好 靚 ，五顏六色 ，曹操 想 睇 呢 隻 山雞 跳舞 ，於是 係噉 逗 隻 山雞 ，但係 隻 山雞 一直 都 唔 睬 佢 。 this|measure word for animals|pheasant|possessive particle|feathers|very|beautiful|colorful|Cao Cao|wants|to see|this|measure word for animals|pheasant|dance|so|like this|to tease|measure word for animals|pheasant|but|measure word for animals|pheasant|always|all|not|to pay attention to|it This mountain chicken had beautiful feathers, colorful and vibrant. Cao Cao wanted to see the mountain chicken dance, so he tried to tease the chicken, but it completely ignored him.

呢個 時候 ，細仔 曹沖 就 話 ：「好 簡單 啫 ，等 我 嚟 啦 。」 this|time|little boy|Cao Chong|then|said|very|simple|only|wait|I|come|particle At that moment, the young boy Cao Chong said: "It's very simple, just let me do it." 曹沖 放 咗 一 塊 銅鏡 喺 隻 山雞 面前 ，山雞 見到 銅鏡 入面 有 隻 好 靚 嘅 山雞 。 Cao Chong|placed|past tense marker|a|piece|bronze mirror|at|measure word for animals|pheasant|in front of|pheasant|saw|bronze mirror|inside|has|measure word for animals|very|beautiful|possessive particle|pheasant Cao Chong placed a copper mirror in front of the mountain chicken, and the mountain chicken saw a very beautiful mountain chicken in the mirror. 山雞 為咗 同 佢 鬥 靚 ，就 開始 跳舞 ，點知 鏡 入面 嘅 山雞 跟住 一齊 跳 。 pheasant|in order to|with|him|compete|good-looking|then|started|dancing|unexpectedly|mirror|inside|possessive particle|pheasant|followed|together|jumped In order to compete in beauty, the mountain chicken started to dance, but the chicken in the mirror danced along with it. 最尾 ，山雞 跳 咗 好 耐 都 唔 停 ，因為 佢 要 等 鏡 入面 嗰 隻 停 ，佢 先 肯 停 。 finally|wild chicken|jump|past tense marker|very|long|still|not|stop|because|he|needs|wait|mirror|inside|that|classifier for animals|stop|he|only then|willing|stop In the end, the mountain chicken kept dancing for a long time without stopping, because it wanted the one in the mirror to stop first before it would stop. 從此 ，大 家 都 覺得 曹沖 真係 一 位 神童 。 from then on|everyone|family|all|thought|Cao Chong|really|one|measure word for people|child prodigy From then on, everyone thought that Cao Chong was truly a prodigy.

後嚟 ，又 有人 送 咗 一 隻 大笨象 畀 曹操 。 later|again|someone|sent|past tense marker|one|measure word for animals|big elephant|to|Cao Cao Later, someone sent a big elephant to Cao Cao. 曹操 佢哋 個個 都 冇 見過 大笨象 ，佢 見 淨係 象腿 都 已經 有 一 條 柱 咁 粗 ，覺得 大笨象 真係 好 大隻 。 Cao Cao|they|everyone|all|not|seen|elephant|he|saw|only|elephant leg|already|already|has|one|measure word for long objects|pillar|so|thick|thought|elephant|really|very|big None of Cao Cao's people had ever seen a big elephant, and when he saw it, just the elephant's leg was as thick as a pillar, making him feel that the elephant was really huge. 佢 喺度 諗 ：唔知 呢 隻 大笨象 有 幾重 呢 ？ He|is here|thinking|doesn't know|this|measure word for animals|big elephant|has|how heavy|question particle He was thinking: I wonder how heavy this big elephant is? 於是 佢 就 問 大臣 ，睇 下 有冇 方法 可以 量度 呢 隻 大笨象 嘅 重量 。 so|he|then|asked|the minister|see|if|there is no|method|can|measure|this|classifier for animals|big elephant|possessive particle|weight So he asked his ministers if there was a way to measure the weight of this big elephant.

有 一 位 大臣 話 ：「大笨象 又 大隻 又 重 ，要 做 一 個 超級 巨型 嘅 稱 ，先 可以 量到 佢 嘅 重量 。」 there is|one|classifier for people|minister|said|big elephant|also|big|also|heavy|needs|to make|one|classifier for objects|super|giant|possessive particle|scale|only then|can|measure|it|possessive particle|weight One minister said: "The big elephant is both large and heavy; we need to make a super giant scale to measure its weight." 曹操 笑 住 答 ：「噉 個 稱 咪 仲 大 過 間 屋 ？ Cao Cao|laughed|while|replied|then|that|name|question particle|still|big|than|measure word for rooms|house Cao Cao replied with a smile: "Isn't that scale bigger than a room?" 邊 有 可能 做 到 呀 ？」 where|has|possibility|do|achieve|question particle How is it even possible to do that?"

另 一 位 大臣 話 ： 「 大笨象 係 生 嘅 ， 就算 造 到 咁 大 個 稱 ， 大笨象 都 未必 肯 乖乖 企 上去 。 Another minister said: "The elephant is alive, even if we could make such a big scale, the elephant might not obediently stand on it. 計 我 話 ，殺咗 隻 大笨象 ，切 開 一嚿嚿 ，咁 就 量 到 幾 重 喇 。」 calculate|I|said|killed|measure word for animals|big elephant|cut|open|piece by piece|then|just|weigh|to|how much|heavy|particle indicating completed action In my opinion, if we kill the elephant and cut it into pieces, then we can measure how heavy it is."

大家 一致 否決 呢個 方法 ——為咗 量 大笨象 嘅 重量 ，就 要 殺 咗 佢 ，噉 做 實在 太 唔 人道 喇 ！ everyone|unanimously|rejected|this|method|in order to|measure|elephant|possessive particle|weight|then|must|kill|past tense marker|it|like that|doing|really|too|not|humane|sentence-final particle Everyone unanimously rejected this method — to measure the weight of the elephant, we would have to kill it, and that is just too inhumane!

呢個 時候 ，有 個 細路 走 出嚟 ，原來 係 曹沖 。 this|time|there is|a|child|walked|out|originally|was|Cao Chong At this moment, a child came out, and it turned out to be Cao Chong. 佢 話 ：「要 量 隻 大笨象 有 幾 重 ，好 簡單 啫 ，等 我 話 畀 你哋 知 點 做 啦 。 he|said|needs|measure|classifier for animals|elephant|has|how much|heavy|very|simple|only|wait|I|tell|to|you all|know|how|do|sentence-final particle He said: "To measure how heavy the big elephant is, it's very simple. Let me tell you how to do it.

首先 準備 一 隻 木船 ，放 隻 大 笨象 上去 。 first|prepare|one|measure word for animals|wooden boat|put|measure word for animals|big|elephant|on it First, prepare a wooden boat and put the big elephant on it. 大笨象 咁 重 ，水位 一定 好 深 。 big elephant|so|heavy|water level|must|very|deep The big elephant is so heavy that the water level will definitely be very deep. 揾到 個 水位 之後 ，再 派 人 喺 船上 刻 一 個 記號 。」 find|the|water level|after|again|send|people|at|on the boat|carve|a|the|mark After finding the water level, have someone on the boat make a mark."

呢個 時候 ，好多 大臣 都 仲未 明白 曹沖 想 點 。 this|time|many|ministers|all|still not|understand|Cao Chong|wanted|how At this moment, many ministers still did not understand what Cao Chong wanted. 佢哋 問 ：「噉 之後 點 做 呀 ？」 they|asked|like this|afterwards|how|do|question particle They asked: "So what do we do next?"

曹沖 接住 講 ：「之後 就 拉 返 隻 大笨象 出嚟 ，再 逐啲 逐啲 放 木頭 上去 ，直到 隻 船 去 返 之前 嘅 水位 先 好 停 。 Cao Chong|then|said|afterwards|then|pull|back|measure word for animals|big elephant|out|again|little by little|little by little|put|wood|on|until|measure word for animals|boat|go|back|previous|possessive particle|water level|first|very|stop Cao Chong replied: "Next, we will pull the big elephant out again, and then gradually place the wooden logs on it until the boat returns to the previous water level before stopping. 最後 攞 返 啲 木頭 出嚟 ，分開 磅 下 幾 重 ，加埋 咪 知 隻 大笨象 幾 重 囉 。」 finally|take|back|some|wood|out|separate|weigh|at|how much|heavy|add up|then|know|measure word for animals|big elephant|how much|heavy|particle indicating finality or confirmation Finally, we take the wooden logs out, weigh them separately, and then we will know how heavy the big elephant is."

一眾 大臣 依家 先 恍然大悟 ！ all|ministers|now|finally|realized The ministers finally realized! 佢哋 好 慚愧 ，因為 佢哋 做 大人 嘅 ，都 唔 及 一 個 五六 歲 嘅 細路 聰明 。 they|very|ashamed|because|they|are|adults|possessive particle|all|not|as good as|one|measure word|five or six|years old|possessive particle|child|smart They feel very ashamed because their actions as adults are not as smart as a five or six-year-old child.

自古 英雄 出 少年 ，所以 做 大人 嘅 ，千祈 咪 睇小 細路 ！ since ancient times|heroes|emerge|youth|therefore|become|adult|possessive particle|absolutely|must not|underestimate|children Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from the young, so adults must never underestimate children! 做 細 嘅 ，都 唔好 睇小 自己 ——有 時 細路仔 睇 嘢 ，比 大人 仲要 透徹 呀 ！ do|small|possessive particle|also|should not|underestimate|oneself|have|time|child|see|things|than|adults|even more|thorough|sentence-final particle As a child, do not underestimate yourself—sometimes children see things more clearly than adults!