白话诗 báihuàshī vernacular free verse Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 白话 白話 báihuà vernacular; colloquial speech Vernacular or colloquial language, specifically the written form based on spoken Chinese as used since the Tang and Song dynasties, as opposed to classical Chinese 文言 wényán诗 詩 shī noun poetry poem; poetry; verse; hymn; rhythmic literary form expressing emotion or beauty