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五言绝句

wǔ yán jué jùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-04a20b74ba473a46. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

五言絕句 五言绝句 [wu3 yan2 jue2 ju4] /poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line/

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Other forms in these source records: 五言絕句

  • 五
    wǔ

    five / 5

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 绝
    jué

    to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means

  • 句
    gōu

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    jù

    sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse

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