thơ thất ngôn tứ tuyệt
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(noun) a Chinese-style quatrain with 7 syllables for each line, whereby, generally, the last syllables of all but the 3rd line rhyme; poems in Vietnamese also have to have all of their syllables follow some specific patterns of trắc and bằng tones
Noun
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Common questions
What does “thơ thất ngôn tứ tuyệt” mean?
(noun) a Chinese-style quatrain with 7 syllables for each line, whereby, generally, the last syllables of all but the 3rd line rhyme; poems in Vietnamese also have to have all of their syllables follow some specific patterns of trắc and bằng tones
Is “thơ thất ngôn tứ tuyệt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.