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七律

Mandarin · pinyin qī lǜ

verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. for 七言律詩 qī yán lǜ shī)

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七: qī · seven
律: lǜ · statute, principle, regulation

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1–4 · qi1 lu:4

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 七言律詩／七言律诗 (qīyán lǜshī) (an eight-line poem with seven characters to a line and a strict tonal pattern and rhyme scheme; septasyllabic (or seven-syllable) regulated verse)

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