This myth tells of Wu Gang endlessly chopping the osmanthus tree on the moon.
Wú Gāng xiǎng xué xiānshù dàn bùgòu zhuānxīn
吴刚Wú Gāng🔊想xiǎng🔊学xué🔊仙术xiānshù🔊，但dàn🔊不够bùgòu🔊专心zhuānxīn🔊。
Tiāndì chéngfá tā ràng tā dào yuèliang shàng kǎn guìshù
天帝Tiāndì🔊惩罚chéngfá🔊他tā🔊，让ràng🔊他tā🔊到dào🔊月亮上yuèliang shàng🔊砍kǎn🔊桂树guìshù🔊。
Guìshù kǎn le jiù zhǎng yǒngyuǎn kǎn bú duàn
桂树Guìshù🔊砍了kǎn le🔊就jiù🔊长zhǎng🔊，永远yǒngyuǎn🔊砍不断kǎn bú duàn🔊。
Wú Gāng zhǐ néng bùtíng de kǎn yǒngyuǎn yě wán bù chéng
吴刚Wú Gāng🔊只能zhǐ néng🔊不停地bùtíng de🔊砍kǎn🔊，永远yǒngyuǎn🔊也yě🔊完不成wán bù chéng🔊。
English Translation:
Wu Gang wanted to learn immortal arts but was not focused enough. The Heavenly Emperor punished him by making him chop the osmanthus tree on the moon. The tree would grow back as soon as it was cut, so it could never be completely chopped down. Wu Gang could only chop endlessly, never able to finish.