抑 扬 格

yì yáng gédictionary entry

iambic

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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.

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Original source entry:

抑揚格抑扬格 [yi4 yang2 ge2] /iambic/

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Other forms in these source records: 抑揚格

抑
yì
to restrain / to restrict / to keep down / or
扬
yáng
to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate
Yáng
abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yáng zhōu] in Jiangsu / surname Yang
格
gē
used in 格登[gē dēng] / used in 格格[gē gē]
gé
square / lattice / grid / frame / compartment / partition / slot (within a larger unit) / (bound form) standard / norm / specification / (bound form) character / disposition / moral quality / style / aesthetic tone / (bound form) rhetorical form / stylistic pattern / (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case / (literary) to correct / to rectify / (literary) to arrive at / to reach / (literary) to obstruct / to hinder / (literary) to investigate exhaustively / classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit

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