絕句 (zyut6 geoi3) — jueju, a poem of four lines, each contains five or seven characters, with a strict tonal pattern and rhyme scheme. This quatrain follows the tonal pattern of the first four lines of the lüshi (律詩). This form does not require parallelism. in Cantonese
zyutˍ₆絕geoi˗₃句简 绝句
Mandarin Pinyin: jue2 ju4
Meaning of 絕句
nounjueju, a poem of four lines, each contains five or seven characters, with a strict tonal pattern and rhyme scheme. This quatrain follows the tonal pattern of the first four lines of the lüshi (律詩). This form does not require parallelism.