对偶 (duì ǒu) — (rhetoric) antithesis; a pair of parallel, balanced phrases or lines; (mathematics) dual; duality
Definition
A rhetorical device (and math term) referring to paired, balanced phrases. As rhetoric it's a core feature of classical Chinese poetry.
noun
(rhetoric) antithesisa pair of parallelbalanced phrases or lines(mathematics) dualduality
Examples
- 对偶，。Zhè shǒu shī yòng le duì ǒu de xiū cí, shàng xià jù duì zhàng gōng zhěng.This poem uses antithesis; the two lines are neatly balanced.
- ，对偶。Zài shù xué zhōng, duì ǒu guān xì jīng cháng chū xiàn zài jǐ hé hé dài shù lǐ.In mathematics, duality often appears in geometry and algebra.
- 对偶。duì ǒu Shì hàn yǔ gǔ diǎn shī gē de zhòng yào tè zhēng zhī yī.Antithesis is one of the important features of classical Chinese poetry.
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