A formal style of Chinese prose characterized by ornate language, balanced parallel phrases, and rhythmic flow. It was highly popular during the Six Dynasties and early Tang periods. Also called [[骈体文|駢體文|pian2 ti3 wen2]].

A rhythmic literary style characterized by formal parallelism, ornate language, and balanced sentence structures; it was especially popular during the Six Dynasties period.

a physical condition where one has an extra toe or finger; figuratively refers to things that are superfluous or useless

A style of writing involving pairs of four-character and six-character sentences, common in ancient Chinese literature

Tian Pian, a philosopher of the state of Qi during the Warring States period and a member of the Jixia Academy

elegant parallel style of prose characterized by symmetrical structure and elaborate imagery

A classical Chinese literary style characterized by rhythmic parallelism, ornate language, and extensive use of literary allusions; prevalent from the Han Dynasty through the Six Dynasties period.

the art of using paired or parallel phrases in prose writing

Crowded together side by side; gathered in a large group or long connected row.

Something that is extra and unnecessary; a redundancy or useless addition. Literally refers to having toes that are joined together or having an extra finger on a hand.

placed close together or next to each other; often used to describe many things arranged in a dense or crowded manner

connected in a row or stretch; crowded close together; side by side

shoulders touching or side by side; describes a large, jostling crowd

(literary) a physical deformity where the ribs are closely aligned or grown together as one piece of bone

a rhythmic prose style characterized by parallel construction and ornate phrasing, popular during the Han and Tang dynasties

(literary) to be crowded or gathered close together; to be lined up or connected in a row