詩〔诗〕 si¹ {shī}

poetic

詩〔诗〕 si¹ {shī}

1. poem
2. CL: 首
3. poetry
4. verse

詩〔诗〕 si¹ {Shī}

abbr. for Shijing 詩經, the Book of Songs

詩歌〔诗-〕 si¹ go¹ {shī gē}

(noun) Hymn

詩餘〔诗余〕 si¹ jyu⁴ {shī yú}

short sentences in Chinese poetry

詩史〔诗-〕 si¹ si² {shī shǐ}

history of poetry

詩詞〔诗词〕 si¹ ci⁴ {shī cí}

verse

詩句〔诗-〕 si¹ geoi³ {shī jù}

1. verse
2. CL: 行

詩經〔诗经〕 si¹ ging¹ {Shī jīng}

Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經

詩歌〔诗-〕 si¹ go¹ {shī gē}

1. poem
2. CL: 本,首,段

詩稿〔诗-〕 si¹ gou² {shī gǎo}

verse manuscript

詩人〔诗-〕 si¹ jan⁴ {shī rén}

1. bard
2. poet

詩意〔诗-〕 si¹ ji³ {shī yì}

1. poetry
2. poetic quality or flavor

詩曰〔诗-〕 si¹ joek⁶ {shī yuē}

a poem goes:

詩禮〔诗礼〕 si¹ lai⁵ {Shī Lǐ}

1. the Book of Songs 書經 and Classic of Rites 禮記
2. a cultured well-read person

詩文〔诗-〕 si¹ man⁴ {shī wén}

poetry and literature

詩篇〔诗-〕 si¹ pin¹ {shī piān}

1. a poem
2. a composition in verse
3. fig. epic (compared with historical epic)
4. the biblical Book of Psalms

詩仙〔诗-〕 si¹ sin¹ {shī xiān}

"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白

詩聖〔诗圣〕 si¹ sing³ {shī shèng}

"sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫

詩書〔诗书〕 si¹ syu¹ {Shī Shū}

the Book of Songs 詩經 and the Book of History 書經

詩壇〔诗坛〕 si¹ taan⁴ {shī tán}

1. poetry circles
2. poetry world

詩畫〔诗画〕 si¹ waa² {shī huà}

1. poetry and pictorial art
2. work of art combining pictures and poetry

詩集〔诗-〕 si¹ zaap⁶ {shī jí}

poetry anthology

詩情畫意〔诗-画-〕 si¹ cing⁴ waa² ji³ {shī qíng huà yì}

1. picturesque charm
2. idyllic appeal
3. poetic grace

詩史試時市事〔诗-试时--〕 si¹ si² si³ si⁴ si⁵ si⁶ {shī shǐ shì shí shì shì}

A phrase used to memorise the six tones in Cantonese

詩史試時市事色錫食〔诗-试时---锡-〕 si¹ si² si³ si⁴ si⁵ si⁶ sik¹ sek³ sik⁶ {shī shǐ shì shí shì shì sè xī shí}

A phrase used to memorise the nine tones in Cantonese