Đường luật

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Regulated verse: A strict classical Chinese poetic form, originating in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by fixed rules regarding line length, tonal patterns, parallelism, and rhyme scheme. It is most commonly applied to poems with seven or eight lines per poem.
    • Tang regulated verse: Specifically denotes this poetic form as it was perfected during the Tang Dynasty in China.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Thơ Đường luật có quy tắc rất nghiêm ngặt về niêm, luật và vần. (Tang regulated verse has very strict rules regarding tonal linkage, meter, and rhyme.)
    • Ông ấy rất giỏi sáng tác thơ Đường luật. (He is very skilled at composing Tang regulated verse.)
    • "Qua Đèo Ngang" của Bà Huyện Thanh Quan là một bài thơ Đường luật nổi tiếng. ("Passing Ngang Pass" by Ba Huyen Thanh Quan is a famous Tang regulated verse poem.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is primarily used in literary analysis and discussions of classical Sino-Vietnamese poetry. Mastery of Đường luật is considered a high achievement in traditional poetic composition.
Variants and Related Words
  • Thơ Đường luật (n): Tang regulated verse poetry. This is the most common compound phrase.
    • Tôi đang nghiên cứu thơ Đường luật Việt Nam. (I am researching Vietnamese Tang regulated verse.)
  • Thất ngôn bát cú Đường luật (n): The most common and standard form of Tang regulated verse, consisting of eight lines with seven characters per line.
  • Luật thi (n): A more general, synonymous term for regulated verse poetry.
Synonyms
  • Regulated verse: A direct translation, emphasizing its rule-bound nature.
  • Tang poetry (in a specific sense): When referring specifically to the regulated verse form from that era, not all Tang Dynasty poetry.
Related Concepts
  • Đối (Parallelism): A mandatory rule in Đường luật where the middle two couplets must exhibit semantic and grammatical parallelism.
  • Niêm (Tonal Linkage): The rule governing the matching of tonal patterns between certain lines.
  • Luật (Tonal Pattern): The prescribed pattern of level and oblique tones for a poem.
  • Vần (Rhyme): The rhyme scheme, which is fixed and usually uses a single rhyme throughout the poem.