Meaning of 四六体
四六体 means a form of Chinese parallel prose characterized by alternating four-character and six-character lines. Pronounced sì liù tǐ.
- a form of Chinese parallel prose characterized by alternating four-character and six-character lines
Definitions & Examples
Sì四
liù六
tǐ体
shì是
pián骈
wén文
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
xíng形
shì式
，
shèng盛
xíng行
yú于
táng唐
sòng宋
shí时
qī期
。
The four-six style is an important form of parallel prose that flourished during the Tang and Song dynasties.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wén文
tǐ体
jiǎng讲
jiu究
duì对
zhàng仗
gōng工
zhěng整
，
duō多
yòng用
sì四
zì字
jù句
hé和
liù六
zì字
jù句
xiāng相
jiàn间
。
This literary style emphasizes neat parallelism, frequently alternating between four-character and six-character lines.
Yǔ庾
xìn信
de的
《
āi哀
jiāng江
nán南
fù赋
》
shì是
sì四
liù六
tǐ体
de的
dài代
biǎo表
zuò作
zhī之
yī一
。
Yu Xin's 'Lament for the South' is one of the representative works in the four-six style.