another name for ci poetry; a classical poetic form
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another name for ci poetry; a classical poetic form
literaryA traditional, specific literary term referring to the 'ci' genre of Chinese poetry, characterized by lines of irregular length. Not used in modern, everyday language.
Sū苏
Shì轼
de的
《
Shuǐ水
Diào调
Gē歌
Tóu头
》
shì是
cháng长
duǎn短
jù句
zhōng中
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
zhī之
zuò作
。
Su Shi's 'Prelude to Water Melody' is a classic work of ci poetry (literally, 'long-and-short lines').
Cháng长
duǎn短
jù句
zài在
Sòng宋
dài代
fā发
zhǎn展
dào到
le了
dǐng鼎
shèng盛
shí时
qī期
。
Ci poetry reached its peak during the Song Dynasty.
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Tā他
zhuān专
mén门
yán研
jiū究
Táng唐
Sòng宋
shí时
qī期
de的
cháng长
duǎn短
jù句
。
He specializes in the study of ci poetry from the Tang and Song dynasties.