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七言律詩

简七言律诗 · 繁七言律詩

Mandarin · pinyin qī yán lǜ shī

verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines

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七: qī · seven
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
律: lǜ · statute, principle, regulation
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诗: shī · poetry; poem, verse, ode

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1–2–4–1 · qi1 yan2 lu:4 shi1

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cat1 jin4 leot6 si1

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noun

heptasyllabic regulated verse; seven-syllable regulated verse

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