luật Đường
Definition
- Noun:
- Regulated Verse (of the Tang Dynasty): A strict and highly formalized classical Chinese poetic form that flourished during the Tang Dynasty. It is characterized by its fixed structure in terms of line length, tonal patterns, rhyme scheme, and parallel couplets.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thơ Đỗ Phủ thường tuân theo các quy tắc nghiêm ngặt của luật Đường. (Du Fu's poetry often adheres to the strict rules of regulated verse.)
- Luật Đường đòi hỏi sự đối ngẫu tinh tế giữa các câu thơ. (Regulated verse requires sophisticated parallelism between poetic lines.)
- Học luật Đường giúp hiểu sâu về thi pháp cổ điển. (Studying Tang regulated verse aids in a deep understanding of classical poetics.)
Advanced Usage
- As a proper noun, "luật Đường" is often capitalized in English scholarly contexts as "Tang Regulated Verse" or "Regulated Verse of the Tang Dynasty" to specify its historical and cultural origin.
Variants and Related Words
- Thơ Đường luật (n): An alternative term for the same poetic form, meaning "Tang regulated poetry."
- Thất ngôn bát cú (n): The most common subtype of , meaning "eight lines of seven characters each."
- Cổ phong (n): "Ancient style" poetry, which is less formal and structured than .
Synonyms
- Regulated verse: The standard English translation.
- Tang poetry (in its strict form): Refers specifically to the formal, regulated style from that era.
Related Concepts
- Parallelism / Antithesis: A core technical requirement in , where the second and third couplets must contain parallel structure in meaning, grammar, and tone.
- Tonal pattern: The mandatory arrangement of level () and oblique () tones in each line.
- Rhyme scheme: The fixed pattern of rhyming words, typically at the end of even-numbered lines.