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Meaning of 五古

五古 means pentasyllabic ancient verse; classical Chinese poetry with five characters per line. Pronounced wǔ gǔ.

  • pentasyllabic ancient verse; classical Chinese poetry with five characters per line

Definitions & Examples

de
xiě
de
chén
dùn
cuò
 

Du Fu's pentasyllabic ancient verse is written with profound depth and rhythmic modulation.

Zhè
shǒu
gòng
yǒu
èr
shí
 

This pentasyllabic ancient verse has twenty lines in total.

Chū
xué
zhě
cháng
cóng
xué
xiě
shǒu
 
yīn
jiào
wéi
yóu
 

Beginners often start by learning to write pentasyllabic ancient verse because its meter is relatively free.

Relations

Measure Words

/ shǒu
Primary
/ piān