How to write couplets

The jingle goes: "One, three, five, no matter what, two, four, six are clear." There are two more taboos, Sanwei and Guping. Let’s talk about Pingqi first. Mandarin is divided into four tones: 1, 2, 3, and 4, which are Yinping, Yangping, rising tone, and falling tone. I have learned this in elementary school, so there is no need to explain it. 1 and 2 sounds are flat, 3 and 4 sounds are flat, it’s over. Although there are systematic materials for learning ancient rhyme, it is too difficult for beginners. So I won’t talk about it here for now, and will guide it with this rhyme for the time being, learning to walk first and then running. Now let’s talk about those four jingles. 1. The so-called 135 does not matter, it means that for any 7-character couplets, such as "Two orioles singing green willows" or "A row of egrets ascending the blue sky", the 1st, 3rd and 5th words, regardless of whether they are equal or not, don't care. It will be all right. 2. The so-called 246 is obviously a bit troublesome. It is a sentence like "Two orioles sing the green willows". The 2nd, 4th and 6th characters cannot be written randomly, and the words in the sentence (not necessarily the first couplet, it may also be the second couplet) must be straight and straight. Interspersed means that 2, 4, and 6 are either "平廄平" or "廄平廄". This sentence is basically qualified. In fact, it is still a matter of 135 and 246. Whether 135 is easy to say or average, 246 is clearly more troublesome. In other words, if you want to compete with other people's sentences, the characters 2, 4, and 6 must also compete with them. Isn't he 246 "Ping Chi Ping"? I 246 will do "廄平廄" to confront him. He came up with "廄廄廄", and I gave him 246 with "廄廄平", and it was OK. Another point is that if the last word of the sentence is flat, give it a flat. If the last word of the sentence is 廄, you should give it a flat word. For example: Two orioles singing in the green willows ⊙仄⊙平⊙仄仄 ⊙平⊙仄⊙平平 A row of egrets ascending into the blue sky At this point, you are halfway through the introduction. You have graduated from the junior class, and you will be in the intermediate class. What is the intermediate class? That is, "There are still two taboos, Sanwei and Guping." One and three tails. Three tails are the last three characters of the couplet, not three tails. It is generally believed that the last three characters are awkward to read like Ping and Ze, for example, the last three characters are "平平平" or "廻仄廄". But this is controversial in poetry. Personally, I think that if you can avoid it, you can avoid it. If you can't avoid it, you can be accommodating. Sanping is awkward to read, so it's best not to use it. But you have no choice but to use it. This does not violate national law and is not enough material for detention. 2. Guping. The so-called Guping, as the name suggests, is just a flat sound. Many people are confused about this statement, so I suggest you read these sentences carefully. Gu Ping only exists under one condition, that is, the "廄平" sentence footing, that is, the last two characters of the sentence are "组平" and there is Guping. If it were not for the "组平" sentence footing, there would be no one among his 100 words. Pingyin is not called Guping either. For example, "廄平廄廄平", except for the last word, the whole sentence has a flat sound, which is called Guping. What should you do if you encounter this situation? It's simple. There is a stupid method. The five-character sentence means "Do not allow the first and third of the oblique sentences to be the same as oblique." The seven-character sentence means "Do not allow the third and fifth of the oblique sentences to be the same as oblique." This way you will not commit Guping. In other words, for a sentence like "廄平廄廄平", you can use whatever you want for the first and third words, as long as they are both oblique sounds. But one thing that needs to be noted is that the seven-character sentence mentioned here has a "4, 3" word structure, that is, in this seven-character sentence, the first four characters are a group, and the last three characters are a group, such as "two The number "Orioles singing the green willows" is 4 in the front and 3 in the back, or it is a 2, 2, 3 structure, with two orioles singing the green willows. If it is "Two Orioles Singing Green Willows", it is a 3 or 4 structure. That one is different, but it is also simple. It is just a tossing back and forth of "flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, flat." Okay, as long as you read this patiently, you have basically graduated from the couplet rhythm. If someone finds the above troublesome, there is another stupid way, which is to memorize four lines of the song: 1. Sentence: Tong Ping Ping Ping Ping; Couplet: Tong Ping Ping Ping Ping. 2. Sentence: Tong Chi Ping Ping Chi; Couplet: Tong Ping Tong Chi Ping. (This sentence is the only one in Gui Guping. The first and third characters are strictly prohibited, both are oblique characters.) For seven words, you only need to add "Tongping" or "Tongsi" in front of each sentence, but Pay attention to the alternation of 246 and oblique. "Tong" means either flat or flat, that is, where "tong" is used, both flat and flat characters can be used.

Someone asked, is it okay if I write the above couplet as "平平平廄平"? Don't ask, it's definitely possible, as long as it's not "three tails" or "lonely", you can write 1, 3, and 5 however you like. As an aside, I have always felt that Gu Ping is more theoretical than practical. In other words, just like playing chess, he does not stipulate that the knight moves the day. In fact, the same is true for the knight moving the field. But since everyone has the knight moving the day, you have to If the horse goes out of the field, others may stop playing with you. The truth is similar. By the way, let’s talk about the steps of student association: 1. When you first learn, you should write randomly, don’t worry about the level, as long as the meaning is achieved, otherwise you will be constrained by the rhythm from the beginning, which will easily restrict your innate aura. At this time, rhythm is a "passerby" to you. 2. After studying for a period of time, you have to learn the rhythm. At this time, you must be honest and learn the rhythm in a down-to-earth manner. If you are not honest at this time, it may be difficult to concentrate on learning. At this time, rhythm is your "master". 3. After studying for a period of time, when you feel that you have mastered it, you should relax the meter appropriately. If you feel that there are better words and sentences, you can adapt it. At this time, you and the meter are "friends". 4. When you feel that you have completely mastered it, you feel that you are very impressive, OK, and you can express yourself freely and fluently, then rhythm will be your "servant".