对联 (duì lián) — rhyming couplet pasted on doorways, especially during the Spring Festival; a pair of vertical verse lines with parallel structure
Definition
Two vertical strips of rhyming text hung as a matched pair on either side of a doorway — a core Spring Festival tradition. Counted with 副/幅, like a painting or a scroll.
noun
rhyming couplet pasted on doorwaysespecially during the Spring Festivala pair of vertical verse lines with parallel structure
Measure word · 副, 幅
Examples
- ，对联。Chūn jié shí, jiā jiā hù hù dōu yào tiē yí fù duì lián.During the Spring Festival, every household pastes up a pair of couplets.
- 对联。Zhè fù duì lián shì shū fǎ jiā qīn zì xiě de.This pair of couplets was written by a calligrapher himself.
- 对联。Hóng zhǐ shàng de duì lián dài lái hǎo yùn.The couplets on red paper bring good luck.
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