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律诗

lǜ shī

2-character word Traditional 律詩

What 律诗 means

1. regular verse
2. strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming

The characters in 律诗

• 律lǜlaw
• 诗shīpoem; poetry; verse

Words containing 律诗

• 七言律诗qī yán lǜ shīverse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines

Sounds the same

Read lǜ shī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 律师lawyer

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read lǜ shī correctly.
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