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Is there any reduplicate tongue-twister like these?

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校長說:「衣服上除了校徽別別別的。」

(The principal said, "Don't(別) pin(別) other(別的) badge except the school badge.)

2.

雨天騎腳踏車,車輪打滑,還好我反應快,一把把把手穩住了!

It's rainy. My bike's wheel were slipping. Fortunately I stablized(把...穩住) the handler(把手) one moment in the time(一把).

3.

有床不睡睡睡袋

Why you don't sleep(不睡 on your bed), but sleep(睡) in your sleep bag(睡袋)?

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衣服嘛,

冬天的時候,能穿多少穿多少

夏天的時候,能穿多少穿多少

Clothes. Put on the more the better in winter, and put on the less the better in summer.

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The second one you have, could even be

雨天骑自行车,车轮打滑,还好我反应快,一把把把把住了!

  • You have to be the champion to be honored this prize.

这个奖品,想获得得得到第一名。

  • According to Carbon Carbon bond energy, could we negate theorem one or theorem two?

根据碳碳键键能能否否定定理一或定理二?

  • I almost missed the shuttle to Shanghai if I were walking too slowly.

多亏跑了两步,差点没上上上上海的车。

  • If you poison a venomous snake with poison, would it be poisoned to death?

用毒毒毒蛇毒蛇会不会被毒毒死?

I got this one even better.

  • Ming Ming does know Bai Bai is wasting time having a crush on him, but he would not say.

明明明明明白白白白白喜欢他,但他就是不说。

  • A granny from Netherlands drinks six bottle of durian milk in Rio de Janeiro.

里约热内卢的荷兰老奶奶喝了六个榴莲牛奶。

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Ok, now get ready for this one, you have to be good in ancient Chinese to read the following

石室诗士施氏,嗜狮,誓食十狮。施氏时时适市视狮。十时,适十狮适市。是时,适施氏适市。氏视是十狮,恃矢势,使十狮逝世。氏拾是十狮尸,适石室。石室湿,氏使侍拭石室。石室拭,氏始实食是十狮。食时,始识是十狮,实十石狮尸。试释是事。

There are more of these here.

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    These are fantastic! 要让我中文老师给我念那个最后一段。 Aug 6, 2018 at 18:38
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    原来没有拒绝!For other people who are curious, I asked my Chinese tutor to read the last one - she was able to read it decently, but didn't simultaneously understand it. She said one would need a good grasp of classical Chinese to make sense of it on the fly. Aug 7, 2018 at 20:10
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    @Apollys That is good! I believe you will be able to understand that little story soon.
    – zyy
    Aug 8, 2018 at 2:43
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    @goPlayerJuggler must be a troll Aug 9, 2018 at 3:05
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    Just FYI, It's an example of constrained writing possible in tonal languages such as Mandarin Chinese.
    – Ray
    Aug 13, 2018 at 9:19
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出租车上。电台里歌手范玮琪在介绍她的新歌,“大家好,我是范范范玮琪……” 这时候,司机师傅说了一句:“这社会呀,连结巴都能当歌星了。”

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