tuyệt cú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絕句, composed of 絕 (“to cut off”) and 句 (“line”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twiət̚˧˨ʔ ku˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [twiək̚˨˩ʔ kʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨ kʊw˦˥]

Noun

tuyệt cú

  1. (poetry) Jueju, a quatrain in which each line consists of five or seven syllables
    Synonym: tứ tuyệt

See also

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