四句

Chinese

		four	(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence
simp. and trad. (四句)		四	句

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì-kù

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-kù
    • Tâi-lô: sì-kù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sie'kux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si²¹⁻⁵³ ku²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ku⁴¹/

Noun

四句

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, opera) rhyming set of sentences read by a character in Hokkien opera (often comes in sets of four)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 四句仔, 四念白, 四句念, 四句聯仔／四句联仔, 念四句