pentasyllabic ancient verse; five-character classical poetry
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pentasyllabic ancient verse; classical Chinese poetry with five characters per line
literaryA form of gǔtǐshī (ancient-style poetry) where each line consists of exactly five characters. Unlike regulated verse (lǜshī), it has no strict tonal or antithetical parallelism requirements. Contrasts with qīgǔ (七古, seven-character ancient verse). See also 古体诗.
Dù杜
Fǔ甫
de的
wǔ五
gǔ古
xiě写
de得
chén沉
yù郁
dùn顿
cuò挫
。
Du Fu's pentasyllabic ancient verse is written with profound depth and rhythmic modulation.
Zhè这
shǒu首
wǔ五
gǔ古
gòng共
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
jù句
。
This pentasyllabic ancient verse has twenty lines in total.
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Chū初
xué学
zhě者
cháng常
cóng从
xué学
xiě写
wǔ五
gǔ古
rù入
shǒu手
，
yīn因
qí其
gé格
lǜ律
jiào较
wéi为
zì自
yóu由
。
Beginners often start by learning to write pentasyllabic ancient verse because its meter is relatively free.