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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

词话 [cíhuà]
  1. 1. noun A review of Ci (a genre of Chinese poetry) that usually discusses the aesthetical features of this genre in terms of form and content and poets of Ci, beginning with 古今词话 by Yang Shi (Song Dynasty).
    词话这种文学形式要依附于词的发展而发展。
    The development of notes on ci poetry relies on the development of ci poetry.
  2. 2. noun An entertaining narrative, during the Song-Yuan Dynastic period that used prose for the story, and verse for the singing part. It was the precursor for China's chapter-based novels; a chapter-based novel that has poems in it; e.g. 《金瓶梅词话>>.
    这本词话现在已经失传了, 真是可惜。
    It is a pity that this novel has been lost to the world.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

词话 [cíhuà]
  1. 1. 评论词(古代诗词的词)的内容和形式以及研究介绍词的作者的著述。始于宋代杨湜的《古今词话》。
  2. 2. 元明时期的一种说唱艺术,用散文叙事并夹有韵文的演唱,是章回小说的前身。后来也称夹有诗词的章回小说,如《金瓶梅词话》。

Examples

词话这种文学形式要依附于词的发展而发展。
The development of notes on ci poetry relies on the development of ci poetry. 词话
这本词话现在已经失传了, 真是可惜。
It is a pity that this novel has been lost to the world. 词话

Word Decomposition


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[huà]

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