- Traditional Chinese Character(HanT):
昔聞洞庭水,今上岳陽樓。
- Simplified Chinese Character(HanS):
昔闻洞庭水,今上岳阳楼。
- Bopomofo(Mandarin Phonetic Symbols): ㄒㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄤˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄡˊ (ㄒㄨㄉㄊㄕㄐㄕㄩㄧㄌ)
- Bopomofo(Zhuyin Keyboard Input/IME): "vu6jp62j/4wu/6gjo3rup g;4m,4u;6x.6" (vu6jp62j/4wu/6gjo3rupg;4m,4u;6x.6)
- (ASCII) Hanyu Pinyin: "xiwendongtingshuijinshangyueyanglou" "Xi2Wen2Dong4Ting2Shui3Jin1Shang4Yue4Yang2Lou2" "Xi2 Wen2 Dong4 Ting2 Shui3 Jin1 Shang4 Yue4 Yang2 Lou2" (XWDTSJSYYL)
- (Latin) Hànyǔ Pīnyīn: XíWénDòngTíngShuǐJīnShàngYuèYángLóu [ Xí Wén Dòng Tíng Shuǐ Jīn Shàng Yuè Yáng Lóu ]
- (英文翻譯) English Translation: "In the past I heard about Dongting Water, now I go to Yueyang Tower."
- (西語翻譯) Traducción Español: "En el pasado escuché sobre el agua Dongting, ahora voy a la Torre Yueyang."
- (日文翻譯) 日本語翻訳: "以前は洞庭水のことを聞いていましたが、今は岳陽楼に行きます。"