ngũ ngôn tứ tuyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 (“five”), 言 (“speech”), 四 (“four”) and 絕 (“to cut off”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ ŋon˧˧ tɨ˧˦ twiət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ ŋoŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦ twiək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ ŋoŋ˧˧ tɨ˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

ngũ ngôn tứ tuyệt

1. (poetry) a form of Jueju in which each line consists of five syllables

   Synonym: ngũ ngôn tuyệt cú

See also

• thất ngôn tứ tuyệt