One-syllable article
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A One syllable article (Chinese: 同音文章; pinyin: Tóngyīn wénzhāng) is a concept in Chinese literature which describes an article consisting of only one syllabic sound, where homophonous words of different meanings yet one syllable exclusively form the entirety of the literary piece. Such pieces of literature are generally, if not exclusively, written in Classical Chinese. Such forms of writing are possible due to the large number of homophones in the Chinese language, since any given syllable cluster can be represented by more than one specific Chinese character.
Notable examples
- Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den (Chinese: 施氏食獅史; pinyin: Shī Shì shí shī shǐ), the most well known example of a one syllable article, created by Yuen Ren Chao
- The nephew that administers hemorrhoids Chinese: 侄治痔; pinyin: zhí zhì zhì, by He Yuanwai
- Record of the season beauty that attacks chickens Chinese: 季姬击鸡记; pinyin: jì jī jí jī jì
- The legendary archer's descendants are bright Chinese: 羿裔熠; pinyin: yì yì yì
- Suspecting the physician for losing gold Chinese: 遗镒疑医; pinyin: yí yì yí yī
See also
- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
- James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
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