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唱和

Mandarin · pinyin chàng hè

antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus)
sung reply (in agreement with first voice)
to reply with a poem in the same rhythm

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唱: chàng · sing, chant, call; ditty, song
和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm

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4–4 · chang4 he4

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coeng3 wo6

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verb

(formal) to sing a song with others joining in chorus
(formal) to write and reply in poems, using the same rhyming pattern

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