古詩

See also: 古诗

Chinese

		ancient; old	poem; poetry; verse
trad. (古詩)		古	詩
simp. (古诗)		古	诗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔshih
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-shih¹
    • Yale: gǔ-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guushy
    • Palladius: гуши (guši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² si¹
    • Yale: gú sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-si
    • Tâi-lô: kóo-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofsy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: kuX syi

Rime
Character	古	詩
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	公戸切	書之切
Baxter	kuX	syi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuoX/	/ɕɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/kuoX/	/ɕɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/koX/	/ɕie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɔX/	/ɕɨ/
Li Rong	/koX/	/ɕiə/
Wang Li	/kuX/	/ɕĭə/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuoX/	/ɕi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gǔ	shī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gu2	si1

Noun

古詩

1. ancient Chinese poetry, such as that included in the Classic of Poetry (Classifier: 首 m)

   Synonyms: 古體詩／古体诗 (gǔtǐshī), 古風／古风 (gǔfēng)

2. Chinese-language poetry composed in a similar style (Classifier: 首 m)