long, slow-tempo ci poetry
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long, slow-rhythm ci (lyric poetry); slow lyric
literaryA technical term in Chinese classical literature referring to the category of ci poetry characterized by long length and slow tempo, as opposed to xiaoling (小令, short lyrics). The names of tune patterns (词牌) for manci usually end with characters like 慢, 引, or 近.
Liǔ柳
Yǒng永
shì是
Sòng宋
dài代
xiě写
màn慢
cí词
de的
gāo高
shǒu手
。
Liu Yong was a master of writing manci (slow lyrics) during the Song Dynasty.
《
Qìn沁
Yuán园
Chūn春
·
Xuě雪
》
shì是
yī一
shǒu首
zhù著
míng名
de的
màn慢
cí词
。
"Qin Yuan Chun · Snow" is a famous slow lyric (manci).
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Màn慢
cí词
bǐ比
xiǎo小
lìng令
gèng更
shì适
hé合
shū抒
fā发
fù复
zá杂
de的
qíng情
gǎn感
。
Manci are more suitable than xiaoling for expressing complex emotions.
Jiāng姜
Kuí夔
zì自
chuàng创
de的
《
Yáng扬
Zhōu州
Màn慢
》
shì是
yī一
shǒu首
hěn很
yǒu有
dài代
biǎo表
xìng性
de的
màn慢
cí词
。
"Slow Tune of Yangzhou," composed by Jiang Kui himself, is a very representative manci.