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thơ (“poem”) + Chinese 七言四絕/七言四绝
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəː˧˧ tʰət̚˧˦ ŋon˧˧ tɨ˧˦ twiət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəː˧˧ tʰək̚˦˧˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦ twiək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəː˧˧ tʰək̚˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ tɨ˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨]
(classifier bài) thơ thất ngôn tứ tuyệt
- a Chinese-style quatrain with 7 syllables for each line, whereby, generally, the last syllables of all but the 3rd line rhyme; poems in Vietnamese also have to have all of their syllables follow some specific patterns of trắc and bằng tones
- Synonym: thơ thất ngôn tuyệt cú