parallel prose in four- and six-character lines
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Meanings
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a form of Chinese parallel prose characterized by alternating four-character and six-character lines
literaryA classical literary style popular from the Wei-Jin period through the Tang and Song dynasties, emphasizing strict parallelism, tonal contrast, and ornate diction. The name derives from the dominant sentence patterns of four and six characters.
Sì四
liù六
tǐ体
shì是
pián骈
wén文
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
xíng形
shì式
，
shèng盛
xíng行
yú于
táng唐
sòng宋
shí时
qī期
。
The four-six style is an important form of parallel prose that flourished during the Tang and Song dynasties.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wén文
tǐ体
jiǎng讲
jiu究
duì对
zhàng仗
gōng工
zhěng整
，
duō多
yòng用
sì四
zì字
jù句
hé和
liù六
zì字
jù句
xiāng相
jiàn间
。
This literary style emphasizes neat parallelism, frequently alternating between four-character and six-character lines.
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Yǔ庾
xìn信
de的
《
āi哀
jiāng江
nán南
fù赋
》
shì是
sì四
liù六
tǐ体
de的
dài代
biǎo表
zuò作
zhī之
yī一
。
Yu Xin's 'Lament for the South' is one of the representative works in the four-six style.