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˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨ kʊw˦˥]

Noun

tuyệt cú

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

See also

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