Chinese–English

格律

gé lǜ · ge lü · ge lv

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. forms of versification
  2. conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition
  3. metrical verse
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