shī​nián

to violate tonal patterns

  • created sense approved 失黏 · shī​nián · to violate tonal patterns — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    失, 黏

    失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to violate 黏 (literal) → 黏 · nián · [rhyme scheme]

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  • created sense approved 失黏 · shī​nián · to lack tonal harmony — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失黏

    shī​nián

    to lack tonal harmony

    To lack harmony in the arrangement of level and oblique tones in parallel prose.

    失, 黏

    失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to violate 黏 (literal) → 黏 · nián · [rhyme scheme]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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