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對仗

简对仗 · 繁對仗

Mandarin · pinyin duì zhàng

antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound)
to fight
to wage war

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對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
仗: zhàng · rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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4–4 · dui4 zhang4

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deoi3 zoeng6

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verb

(poetry) to use antithesis; to have a matching of both sound and sense in two lines, sentences, etc., usually with the matching words in the same part of speech

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