Meaning of 韵书
韵书 means rhyme dictionary; traditional Chinese dictionary arranging characters by rhyme groups for poetry composition. Pronounced yùn shū.
- rhyme dictionary; traditional Chinese dictionary arranging characters by rhyme groups for poetry composition
Definitions & Examples
Yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
dài代
yùn韵
shū书
shì是
liǎo了
jiě解
Hàn汉
yǔ语
yǔ语
yīn音
lì历
shǐ史
yǎn演
biàn变
de的
zhòng重
yào要
tú途
jìng径
。
Studying ancient rhyme dictionaries is an important way to understand the historical evolution of Chinese phonology.
《
Guǎng广
Yùn韵
》
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàn现
cún存
zuì最
zǎo早
de的
yī一
bù部
wán完
zhěng整
yùn韵
shū书
。
Guangyun is the earliest complete rhyme dictionary still extant in China.
Jiù旧
shí时
xué学
zuò作
shī诗
de的
rén人
，
dōu都
bì必
xū须
shú熟
dú读
yùn韵
shū书
yǐ以
biàn便
zhèng正
què确
yā押
yùn韵
。
In the past, those who studied poetry had to memorize rhyme dictionaries in order to rhyme correctly.