huǒ tuǐ cháng 火 腿 肠 Ham Sausage
jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ ,shuí de tuǐ cháng ?———— huǒ 金 木 水 火 土 , 谁 的 腿 长 ?———— 火 yīn wèi huǒ tuǐ cháng 因 为 火 腿 肠
The five elements included metal, wood, water,fire and earth , Which one has the longest leg ? The answer is 火, because ham sausage.
Maybe you think there is no relationship between fire and ham sausage. But in Chinese they has a little relation. 火(huǒ) means fire, and 火腿肠(huǒ tuǐ cháng) is ham sausage. Moreover the phrase 火腿肠(huǒ tuǐ cháng) is the same pronunciation as 火腿长(huǒ tuǐ cháng), which means the fire’s leg is long.So the answer is the fire.
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