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Mandarin · pinyin shī#

poem
Classifier: 首 shǒu
poetry
verse

Mandarin · pinyin Shī#

abbr. for Shijing 詩經 Shī jīng, the Book of Songs

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诗: shī · poetry; poem, verse, ode

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poem; verse; ode; poetry (Classifier: 首 m c h)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 詩經／诗经 (Shījīng, “Classic of Poetry”)

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