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Pronunciation
这 ( zhè ) 是 ( shì ) 一个 ( yī gè ) 小 ( xiǎo ) 的 ( de ) 极小 ( jí xiǎo ) , 但 ( dàn ) 它 ( tā ) 有 ( yǒu ) 篷 ( péng ) 布 ( bù ) 底下 ( dǐ xia ) 。 ( )
这 (zhè, ㄓㄜˋ ) this; these; (commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) [CE-DICT]
是 (これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT] (ぜ) (n) righteousness; justice; right [EDICT] (shì, ㄕˋ ) is; are; am; yes; to be [CE-DICT]
但 (ただ) (adj-no) (1) (uk) ordinary; common; usual; (2) (esp. 只) free of charge; (3) (usu. as ただでは...) unaffected; as is; safe; (adv) (4) only; merely; just; simply; (5) (esp. 但) but; however; nevertheless; (P) [EDICT] (dàn, ㄉㄢˋ ) but; yet; however; only; merely; still [CE-DICT]
它 (tā, ㄊㄚ ) it (used for things) [CE-DICT]
有 (う) (n) {Buddh} bhava (becoming, existence) [EDICT] (ゆう) (n) (1) existence; (n,n-pref) (2) possession; having; (3) (abbr) (See 有限会社) limited company; (P) [EDICT] (yǒu, ㄧㄡˇ ) to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be [CE-DICT]
篷 (とま) (n) woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.) [EDICT] (péng, ㄆㄥˊ ) sail [CE-DICT]
布 (ぬの(P);ふ;にの(ok);にぬ(ok)) (n) (1) cloth; (2) (ふ only) (See 布銭) bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China); (P) [EDICT] (の) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (bù, ㄅㄨˋ ) to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth [CE-DICT]
底 (そこ) (n) bottom; sole; (P) [EDICT] (てい) (n) (1) base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; (2) base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); (3) (arch) type; kind; extent; degree [EDICT] (de, ㄉㄜ˙ ) (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) [CE-DICT] (dǐ, ㄉㄧˇ ) background; bottom; base; the end of a period of time; towards the end of (last month) [CE-DICT]
下 (か) (suf) under (being in said condition or environment) [EDICT] (げ) (n) (1) lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; (2) second volume (of two); third volume (of three) [EDICT] (した) (n) (1) below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); (2) bottom; (3) beneath; underneath; (4) (as 下から, 下より, etc.) just after; right after; (n,adj-no) (5) inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); (n) (6) (See 下取り) trade-in; (n-pref) (7) (See 下準備) preliminary; preparatory; (P) [EDICT] (しも) (n) (1) (ant [EDICT] (もと) (adv) (sometimes written 元) under (esp. influence or guidance); (P) [EDICT] (xià, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ) down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down [CE-DICT]