poetry criticism; vernacular fiction
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
collection of informal essays on poetry and poets
formalA traditional Chinese literary criticism genre, typically containing short, anecdotal comments on poetry and poets.
Ōu欧
yáng阳
xiū修
de的
《
liù六
yī一
shī诗
huà话
》
kāi开
chuàng创
le了
zhè这
yī一
wén文
xué学
tǐ体
cái裁
。
Ouyang Xiu's 'Liuyi Shihua' pioneered this literary genre.
Zhè这
bù部
shī诗
huà话
yǐ以
suí随
bǐ笔
de的
xíng形
shì式
píng评
lùn论
le了
táng唐
sòng宋
shī诗
rén人
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
。
This collection of poetry criticism comments on the works of Tang and Song Dynasty poets in the form of essays.
noun
early form of Chinese vernacular fiction with alternating verse and prose
formalRefers to a genre of storytelling literature from the Song-Yuan period, characterized by alternating narrative prose and verse, designed to be recited or sung.
《
dà大
táng唐
sān三
zàng藏
qǔ取
jīng经
shī诗
huà话
》
shì是
xiàn现
cún存
zuì最
zǎo早
de的
shī诗
huà话
zuò作
pǐn品
zhī之
yī一
。
'Datang Sanzang Qujing Shihua' is one of the earliest extant works of vernacular fiction with verse.
Shī诗
huà话
zhè这
zhǒng种
wén文
xué学
xíng形
shì式
jié结
hé合
le了
shī诗
gē歌
hé和
sǎn散
wén文
，
shì适
hé合
shuō说
chàng唱
biǎo表
yǎn演
。
The literary form of shihua combines poetry and prose, making it suitable for storytelling performances.