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  2. Vietnamese poetry - Wikipedia

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    Vietnamese poetry originated in the form of folk poetry and proverbs. Vietnamese poetic structures include Lục bát, Song thất lục bát, and various styles shared with Classical Chinese poetry forms, such as are found in Tang poetry; examples include verse forms with "seven syllables each line for eight lines," "seven syllables each line for four lines" (a type of quatrain), and "five ...

  3. Four Immortals - Wikipedia

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    The Four Immortals (Vietnamese: Tứ bất tử, chữ Hán: 四不死) refers to the four chief figures in the pantheon of genii worshiped by the Vietnamese people of the Red River Delta region in legend and mythology. [1]

  4. Đàn tứ - Wikipedia

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    The đàn tứ (chữ Hán: 彈四) (tứ meaning "four" in Sino-Vietnamese, referring to the instrument's number of strings), also called đàn đoản (đoản meaning "short," referring to the instrument's neck) or đàn tứ tròn (tròn meaning "round"), is a traditional Vietnamese stringed musical instrument, this is short-necked, round-bodied lute derived from the Chinese yueqin, with ...

  5. Four Palaces - Wikipedia

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    A watercolor painting depicting the pantheon of the Four Palaces denomination in Vietnam's indigenous Đạo Mẫu shamanic belief.. Four Palaces (Vietnamese: Tứ Phủ; chữ Hán: 四府) is a major denomination of the Đạo Mẫu, an indigenous shamanic belief in Vietnam.

  6. Đạo Mẫu - Wikipedia

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    Diorama of a lên đồng inside the Vietnamese Women's Museum, Hanoi The costume of god Chầu Đệ tam Thoải phủ in lên đồng ritual. The most prominent ritual of Đạo Mẫu is the ceremony of hầu bóng (lit.

  7. Áo tứ thân - Wikipedia

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    The áo tứ thân was the dress of peasant women, which explains why it was often made with plain fabric in dark colors, except when it was to be worn at special occasions such as festivals or weddings. Regardless of its many different forms, the basic áo tứ thân consists of: A flowing outer tunic, reaching almost to the floor.

  8. Refuge in Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    Translations of three jewels; English: three jewels, three treasures, triple gem: Sanskrit: त्रिरत्न, रत्नत्रय (IAST: triratna, ratna ...

  9. Chữ Nôm - Wikipedia

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    Chữ Nôm (𡨸喃, IPA: [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ nom˧˧]) [5] is a logographic writing system formerly used to write the Vietnamese language.It uses Chinese characters to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, with other words represented by new characters created using a variety of methods, including phono-semantic compounds. [6]