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敘事詩

简叙事诗 · 繁敘事詩

Mandarin · pinyin xù shì shī

narrative poem

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敘: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
詩: Look up this written character
叙: xù · express, state, relate, narrate
诗: shī · poetry; poem, verse, ode

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4–4–1 · xu4 shi4 shi1

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zeoi6 si6 si1

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noun

(poetry) narrative poem

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