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平仄

Reading

Kana: ひょうそく
Romaji: hyōsoku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency

Kanji

Readings: ヘイ、 ビョウ、 ヒョウ、 たい.ら、 -だいら、 ひら、 ひら-
Meanings: even, flat, peace
Readings: ソク、 ほの.か、 ほの-、 ほの.めかす、 ほの.めく、 かたむ.く
Meanings: be seen dimly, suggest, intimate, faint, stupid, hint

Example Sentence

脚韻(きゃくいん)平仄(ひょうそく)漢詩(かんし)基本的(きほんてき)ルールとなっています。
➥Rhyme and meter form the essential rules of Chinese poetry.
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