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對聯

简对联 · 繁對聯

Mandarin · pinyin duì lián

rhyming couplet
pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
Classifier: 副 fù, 幅 fú

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對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
聯: Look up this written character
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
联: lián · connect, join; associate, ally

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4–2 · dui4 lian2

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deoi3 lyun2

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noun

(rhetoric, Chinese linguistics) duilian; antithetical couplet (Classifier: 副; 幅; 句; 對／对)

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