十四行诗 (shí sì háng shī) — sonnet (a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme)

Definition

A transliterated loanword for 'sonnet' — a fixed European 14-line poetic form. Use 首诗 as the classifier when counting, same as for 诗.

noun
sonnet (a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme)

Examples

  • 十四行诗
    Shā shì bǐ yà de shí sì háng shī fēi cháng yǒu míng.
    Shakespeare's sonnets are very famous.
  • 十四行诗
    Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men fēn xī zhè shǒu shí sì háng shī de yùn lǜ.
    The teacher asked us to analyze the rhyme of this sonnet.
  • 十四行诗
    Tā huā le yí gè yuè xiě le yì shǒu shí sì háng shī.
    He spent a month writing a sonnet.

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