(pái) — (bound form) haiku (as in 俳句); (bound form) comic, comical (as in 俳谐)

Definition

A literary bound form used in 俳句 ('haiku') and 俳谐 ('comic verse') — the haiku sense dominates. Recognized from these compounds rather than used alone.

bound form
(bound form) haiku (as in 俳句)(bound form) comiccomical (as in 俳谐)

Examples

  • Tā xǐ huan xiě pái jù.
    He likes to write haiku.
  • Zhè shǒu pái xié shī hěn yǒu qù.
    This comic poem is very interesting.
  • Sōng wěi bā jiāo shì zhù míng de pái shèng.
    Matsuo Bashō is a famous haiku master.

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