A kindergarten boy in China became an instant celebrity when his first-day-of-school photos surfaced on social media.
中国一名幼儿园男孩在他的开学照片出现于社交媒体后瞬间走红。
The boy, identified as a 3-year-old named Youyou, went to school on September 1 for the start of the new semester.
该男孩现年3岁，名为呦呦，他于9月1日去学校开学。
He stood out from the rest, however, because his schoolbag contained items totally unrelated to studying.
然而，由于书包背着与学习毫不无关的东西，他显得格外出众。
On top of books, Youyou’s bag contained apples, instant noodles, green onions, pancakes and water chestnuts.
在课本上，呦呦的包里背着苹果、方便面、大葱、烤果和菱角。
While it’s easily bizarre for many, his mother, surnamed Cao, explained that it’s a custom in their home city of Changshu, Jiangsu Province.
虽然这对很多人来说会很奇怪，但是他的母亲曹女士解释道，这是他们的家乡江苏省常州市的一个习俗。
According to CGTN, the items are all homophones for lucky words relevant to a student. For example, the green onion, or cong, is a homophone for “smart” or cong ming. Apple or ping guo is a homophone for “safe” or ping an.
据中国国际电视台报道，这些东西都是对学生而言幸运词语的同音异形异义词。例如，葱是“聪”的同音异形异义词。苹果是“平安”的同音异形异义词。
Funny enough, the instant noodle brand in Youyou’s bag is Unify 100, which supposedly makes students get 100% in tests.
有意思的是，呦呦包里的方便面品牌是“统一100”，可能会使学生考试考满分。
