点兵点将
“Eenie meenie miney moe, [East Suburb of Qingping County]”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
起来
“Get up.”
点兵点将
“Eenie meenie miney moe, [East Suburb of Qingping County]”
骑马打仗
“[East Suburb of Qingping County] catch a tiger by the toe.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
This phrase originates from ancient military imagery of counting troops and is the most common Chinese nursery rhyme used to decide who is 'it' in children's games.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a traditional counting-out rhyme equivalent to 'eeny, meeny, miny, moe'
Used playfully by children or adults when making an arbitrary random choice among several options or people.