七言

Chinese

		seven	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (七言)		七	言
simp. #(七言)		七	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciyán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-yen²
    • Yale: chī-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiyan
    • Palladius: циянь (cijanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: chāt yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/

Noun

七言

1. qiyan a style of poetry composed of seven-character lines

Derived terms

• 七言絕句 / 七言绝句 (qīyán juéjù)
• 七言聯 / 七言联 (qīyánlián)
• 七言詩 / 七言诗 (qīyánshī)

 

See also

• 五言 (wǔyán)