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  *诗* | 诗* | *诗
poem / CL: / poetry / verse
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(Christianity) hymn; psalm
verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. to 七律)
Tang poetry; a Tang poem
an epic / poetic saga
old verse / Classical Chinese poem
prose poem
shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry
hymn
to versify / to compose poetry
free verse in the vernacular
a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
verse criticizing officials / satirical verse
old verse / poetry in the old style
sonnet
stanza
love poem
poetry in the old style
Hennessy (cognac)
rhyming verse
a genre of poetry, developed in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by its strict form
British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")
lyric poetry
regular verse / strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming
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abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经, the Book of Songs
first soliloquy text (introducing opera character)
a lament (poem)
Misty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement
to recite poetry
long poem
erotic verse
to continue to discuss a poem over a long period
humorous poem / limerick
elegy
narrative poem
to inscribe a poem (often, composed on the spot) on a painting, fan or ceramic bowl etc as a work of calligraphy / an inscribed poem


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