to compose a matching poem using the same rhyming sequence
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to compose a poem in response, strictly following the rhyming sequence of the original poem
literaryA specific, demanding form of poetic exchange in classical Chinese poetry. The responding poem must match the rhyme, tone, and word order of the original's rhyming characters.
Tā他
dú读
wán完
hǎo好
yǒu友
de的
shī诗
，
dāng当
jí即
bù步
yùn韵
yī一
shǒu首
xiāng相
hè和
。
After reading his friend's poem, he immediately composed a matching poem using the same rhyme sequence.
Zhè这
shǒu首
bù步
yùn韵
zhī之
zuò作
，
yǔ与
yuán原
zuò作
kě可
wèi谓
zhū珠
lián联
bì璧
hé合
。
This poem composed in matching rhyme forms a perfect pair with the original.
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Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
yǎ雅
jí集
，
bù步
yùn韵
chàng唱
hè和
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
fēng风
yǎ雅
huó活
dòng动
。
In ancient literati gatherings, composing matching poems was a common elegant activity.