连理 (lián lǐ) — (noun) trees with interlocking branches (a symbol of inseparable love); (noun) a deeply loving couple (literary)
Definition
Literary noun referring to two trees whose branches have grown together — used as a poetic symbol of an inseparable, devoted married couple. Mostly seen in fixed phrases like 永结连理 ('be united in love forever').
noun
trees with interlocking branches (a symbol of inseparable love)a deeply loving couple (literary)
Examples
- ，连理。Zhè liǎng kē shù de shù zhī cháng zài le yì qǐ, xíng chéng le lián lǐ.The branches of these two trees have grown together, forming interlocking branches.
- ，连理。Tā men jié hūn shí, péng you zhù tā men yǒng jié lián lǐ.When they got married, friends wished them to be a loving couple forever.
- ：“连理”。Bái jū yì de shī zhōng xiě dào: "zài dì yuàn wéi lián lǐ zhī".Bai Juyi's poem says: 'On earth, let us be trees with interlocking branches.'
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