定場詩

first soliloquy text (introducing opera character)

to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order

threshing floor / classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams

abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs

poem / CL:首[shou3] / poetry / verse