Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
thơ (“poem”) + Chinese 七言四絕/七言四绝
Pronunciation[edit]
(classifier bài) thơ thất ngôn tứ tuyệt
- a Chinese-style quatrain with 7 syllables for each line, whereby, generally, the last syllables of all but the 3rd line rhyme; poems in Vietnamese also have to have all of their syllables follow some specific patterns of trắc and bằng tones
- Synonym: thơ thất ngôn tuyệt cú