七しち言ごん

noun

Chinese poem with seven characters per line

Technical term in Chinese poetry; refers to a line of verse containing seven Chinese characters. Often used in the context of classical Chinese poetry forms.

• 七しち言ごん絶ぜっ句くは、一いち行ぎょうに七しち文も字じの漢かん詩しの形けい式しきです。

  A seven-character quatrain is a form of Chinese poem with seven characters per line.