wǔ​jué

pentasyllabic quatrain

Senses

五绝/ 五絕 wǔ​jué pentasyllabic quatrain

(abbreviation) A form of Chinese poetry consisting of four lines with five characters each; short for 五言绝句 wǔ​yán​jué​jù.

五绝/ 五絕 wǔ​jué five excellences

The five outstanding qualities attributed by Emperor Taizong of Tang to the scholar Yu Shinan: virtue, loyalty, erudition, writing style, and calligraphy.

五绝/ 五絕 wǔ​jué five causes of sudden death

(literary) In Chinese medicine, five types of sudden death or critical conditions, typically referring to nightmare-induced shock, childbirth complications, hanging, crushing, and drowning.

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abbreviation 五绝/五絕 五言绝句/五言絕句