俳句
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Chinese
| irresolute; not serious; variety show | (a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence | ||
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| trad. (俳句) | 俳 | 句 | |
| simp. #(俳句) | 俳 | 句 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 俳句 (haiku).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄞˊ ㄐㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: páijyù
- Wade–Giles: pʻai2-chü4
- Yale: pái-jyù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pairjiuh
- Palladius: пайцзюй (pajczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: paai4 geoi3
- Yale: pàaih geui
- Cantonese Pinyin: paai4 goey3
- Guangdong Romanization: pai4 gêu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːi̯²¹ kɵy̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
俳句
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 俳 | 句 |
| はい Grade: 6 |
く Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
| Examples |
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"old pond" by Matsuo Bashō: 古池や蛙飛び込む水の音 (ふるいけや / かわずとびこむ / みずのおと) "old pond / frog leaps in / water's sound" |
Pronunciation
Noun
- haiku, a poem that usually consists of 5-7-5 morae
See also
- 俳諧 (haikai)