詞話 cíhuà ci-poetry criticism Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents cíhuà ci-poetry criticism 词 詞 cí noun ci poetry a classical form of lyric poetry consisting of lines of irregular length, set to music; it originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished during the Song Dynasty话 話 huà nounverb to talk about to talk; to discuss; to narratecíhuà prose-verse storytelling · cihua novel 词 詞 cí noun lyrics words to a song or opera话 話 huà nounverb to talk about to talk; to discuss; to narrate