lục bát
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Vietnamese
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Áo em (“Your Shirt”) by Xuân Diệu
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Etymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 六 (“six”) and 八 (“eight”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
edit- a traditional Vietnamese poetry with alternating lines of 6 and 8 syllables, whereby the last syllable of a 6-syllable line rhymes with the 6th syllable of the very next 8-syllable line, and the last syllable of an 8-syllable line rhymes with the last syllable of the very next 6-syllable line; the rhyming also has to conform to the matching of trắc or bằng tones
Usage notes
editUnlike most kinds of poems, those of this kind are usually printed or displayed centered-aligned for balance.