寶塔詩 [宝－诗]

Jyutping bou2 taap3 si1
Pinyin bǎo tǎ shī

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    又​叫做​階梯詩​，​由字​數長​短​不​等​嘅​詩​句​組​成​，​一邊​尖​一邊闊​；​可以​係​單塔詩​或者​雙塔詩​；​向下​由​短​至闊​，​叫做​順塔詩​，​掉轉​就​叫​倒​塔詩​，​另外​有​一種​，​由少漸​多​再​由​多​漸少​，​叫做​塔影​倒映​詩​（​量​詞​：​首​）
    tower-like calligram; stairs-like calligram
    • 據聞胡適用英文寫過寶塔詩。
      据闻胡适用英文写过宝塔诗。
      geoi3 man4 wu4 sik1 jung6 jing1 man2 se2 wo3 bou2 taap3 si1.
      It is heard that Hu Shi wrote a tower-like calligram in English before.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    a pagoda poem, a poem shaped like a pagoda visually (through gradually increasing or decreasing numbers of characters in each line)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    据闻胡适用英文写过宝塔诗。
    據聞胡適用英文寫過寶塔詩。
    geoi3 man4 wu4 sik1 jung6 jing1 man2 se2 wo3 bou2 taap3 si1.
    • It is heard that Hu Shi wrote a tower-like calligram in English before.