tuyệt cú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絕句, composed of 絕 (“to cut off”) and 句 (“line”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twiət̚˧˨ʔ ku˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twiək̚˨˩ʔ kʊw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨ kʊw˦˥]

Noun

tuyệt cú

1. (poetry) Jueju, a quatrain in which each line consists of five or seven syllables

   Synonym: tứ tuyệt

See also

• ngũ ngôn tuyệt cú
• thất ngôn tuyệt cú