1. Cipai name

Cipai name is the name of the word format. The format of words is different from that of verses: verses have only four formats, while words have more than a thousand formats (these formats are called word scores). Words, also known as long and short sentences.

In order to make it easier to remember and use, people gave them some names. These names are word cards. Sometimes, because they are several variations of the same format, several formats share one word plate; sometimes, because each company has different names, the same format has several word cards.

2. Qupai name

The name of Qupai is Qu, commonly known as "paizi". Like Cipai, it is the musical notation of the song. (Just like the names of part of the bars in a very long song) Note: Ancient songs were very long, and the qupai written were the names of part of the bars of a very long song.

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1. Ci Pai

Ci were originally sung to accompany music, and the music had certain characteristics. Melody, rhythm. The sum of these melodies and rhythms is the tone. Between the words and the tune, either the tune is made according to the words, or the words are filled according to the tune. The tune is called the word card, which is usually determined according to the content of the words.

After the Song Dynasty, the lyrics have undergone continuous development and changes. The lyrics are mainly based on the tune, and the word card is not related to the content of the lyrics. When the lyrics are completely separated from the music, the lyrics become only a fixed form of text and phonological structure.

Cipai is the name of the tone of a poem. For example, in the poem "Qinyuan Spring Snow", "Qinyuanchun" is the word card and "Snow" is the title of the poem. In the poem "Bu Suanzi Yong Mei", "Bu Suanzi" is the name of the poem, and "Yong Mei" is the title of the poem. The word card usually also determines the level of the word.

2. Qupai

The name of Qupai is actually the same concept as the name of Cipai. Originally, poems were sung to music and had corresponding names. Later, the tune was lost or something else happened, so only the title of the tune was used to limit the number of words, rhythm, rhyme, etc. of the tune.

Qu is a type of verse literature, with similar words and styles, and can be sung with music. (Just like lyrics) A song has a tune and a tune, which refers to the name of the tune and the mode of the music. The tune specifies the number of sentences, the number of words, the rhythm, and the rhyme pattern of the tune.

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