El-Seen balad 3andaha tareekh taweel. 3andaha thaqafa taqlideyya 3azeema, w khososan el-7oroof el-seeni. El-7oroof el-seeni 3adatan 3andaha aktar men ma3na w ba3dohom motheera lel-ehtimam. Hena fih sitta menhom. Benvsta3mel "pinyin" 3ashan "pinyin" heya taree2et el-tahaggi el-seeni lel-7oroof. Masalan, "fu" heya "pinyin" lel-7az el-7elo bel-seeni. "pinyin" "fu" heya bass el-goz2 el-sawti lel-7arf w law 3ayez te3raf ma3na el-7az el-7elo "fu", lazem te2ra el-7arf el-seeni 3ashan "fu" kaman betmathel 7oroof seeni tanya betetnate2 nafs el-not2.
"fu" ma3naha baraka, sa3d, 7az 7elo. El-7arf el-seeni "fu" wa7ed men akthar el-7oroof elli beyesta3meloha khilal ras el-sana el-seeni. El-seeneyeen 3adatan beyel7a2o "fu" ma2looba 3ala bab el-beit aw el-sha22a. El-"fu" el-ma2looba ma3naha el-7az el-7elo gay 3ashan kelmet ma2loob bel-seeni betetnate2 zay kelmet "yegi".
"lu" kano beyesta3meloha bema3na morattab el-mowazaf el-7okoomi fel-seen el-2adeema. "shou" ma3naha 7ayah taweela, 3omr aw 3eed milad. "xi" heya el-sa3ada, lamma tetkarer "xi" ma3naha sa3ada mod3afa. 3adatan beyel7a2oha fi kol 7eta fel-afra7 el-seeni. "cai" heya el-tharwa aw el-felos. El-seeneyeen 3adatan beye2oolo "el-felos te2dar tekhalii el-3afreet yedawwar ta7oona". Ya3ni el-felos te2dar te3mel 7agat keteer. Bass, el-felos mesh beteshterii kol 7aga. "he" goz2 mohem fel-tha2afa el-seeneyya. Ma3naha 3ela2at 7elwa ma3a el-nas, lamma yeb2a 3andak "he", el-7agat hateb2a as-hal bekteer.
Aham sitta 7oroof seeni lel-7az el-7elo. "fu" "lu" "shou" "xi" "cai" "he", el-seeneyeen beye7ebohom geddan.
Anhi gawab men dol mesh sa7 7asab el-maqal?
"Cai" heya el-tharwa aw el-felos "lu" kano beyesta3meloha bema3na morattab el-mowazaf el-7okoomi fel-seen el-2adeema "shou" ma3naha el-mo7afza 3ala el-rashaka El-7agat hateb2a as-hal law 3andak "he"