七しち言ごん絶ぜっ句く

noun

seven-character quatrain

A classical Chinese poetic form consisting of four lines, each with seven characters. Used in both Chinese and Japanese literary traditions.

• 杜と甫ほの七しち言ごん絶ぜっ句くは名めい作さくが多おおい。

  Du Fu's seven-character quatrains include many masterpieces.