fixed tune name of a ci poem; melodic pattern
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fixed tune name or melodic pattern of a ci poem
literaryA literary term. Each ci-pai name specifies a fixed tonal pattern, rhyme scheme, and line structure that poets must follow when writing. Examples include 西江月 (Moon over the West River) and 蝶恋花 (Butterflies in Love with Flowers).
《
Xī西
jiāng江
yuè月
》
shì是
yī一
gè个
hěn很
zhù著
míng名
de的
cí词
pái牌
。
Moon over the West River is a very famous ci tune pattern.
Cí词
rén人
bì必
xū须
àn按
zhào照
cí词
pái牌
de的
gé格
lǜ律
lái来
tián填
cí词
。
A ci poet must compose poems according to the metrical rules of the tune pattern.
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Zhè这
shǒu首
cí词
yòng用
le了
《
Dié蝶
liàn恋
huā花
》
de的
cí词
pái牌
。
This ci poem uses the tune pattern Butterflies in Love with Flowers.
Xué学
xí习
gǔ古
diǎn典
shī诗
cí词
，
liǎo了
jiě解
cí词
pái牌
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
When studying classical poetry, understanding ci tune patterns is very important.
Bù不
tóng同
de的
cí词
pái牌
，
jù句
shì式
hé和
zì字
shù数
dōu都
bù不
tóng同
。
Different ci tune patterns have different sentence structures and character counts.