rhyme; rhyming word
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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rhyme; the rhyming character at the end of a verse line
literaryIn Chinese prosody, this refers specifically to the character at the end of a line that carries the rhyme, matching the rhyme scheme of the poem. Essential concept in regulated verse (律诗) and Song lyrics (词).
Zhè这
shǒu首
Táng唐
shī诗
de的
yùn韵
jiǎo脚
shì是
“
anga
n
g
”
。
The rhyme of this Tang poem is "ang".
Lǜ律
shī诗
yāo要
qiú求
ǒu偶
shù数
jù句
bì必
xū须
shǐ使
yòng用
xiāng相
tóng同
de的
yùn韵
jiǎo脚
。
Regulated verse requires that even-numbered lines must use the same rhyme.
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Gǔ古
yùn韵
jiǎo脚
yǔ与
xiàn现
dài代
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
de的
dú读
yīn音
kě可
néng能
yǒu有
suǒ所
bù不
tóng同
。
The rhymes in classical poetry may differ in pronunciation from modern Mandarin.