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格律

Mandarin · pinyin gé lǜ

forms of versification
conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition
metrical verse

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格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
律: lǜ · statute, principle, regulation

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2–4 · ge2 lu:4

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rules and forms for various types of classical Chinese poetic competition (which respect to tonal pattern, rhyme scheme, etc.)

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