失黏
shī​nián

to violate tonal patterns

失黏 shī//nián
to violate tonal patterns
To make mistakes in the required tonal patterns of classical Chinese poetry, specifically failing to match the tones of specific lines as required by the rules of regulated verse.
to lack tonal harmony
To lack harmony in the arrangement of level and oblique tones in parallel prose.

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