monotonous; dull; drab; boring; repetitive and lacking variety

a form of Ci (classical Chinese lyric poetry) consisting of a single stanza, such as 如梦令 rú​mèng​lìng or 忆江南 yì​jiāng​nán; a single-strophe tune

the transfer of a primary or secondary school teacher to another school or work unit without a reciprocal exchange (as opposed to 互调 hù​diào)

a simple, unchanging pitch or tone