對聯

對聯

See also: 对联

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	to ally; to unite; to join
trad. (對聯)		對	聯
simp. (对联)		对	联
anagram		聯對／联对

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ lyun^4-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tui-lièn
• Min Dong (BUC): dó̤i-lièng
• Min Nan (POJ): tùi-liân
• Wu (Wiktionary): te li (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: duìlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueylian
    • IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: duìliánr
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueylial
    • IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ljɑɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ lyun^4-2
    • Yale: deui lyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ lyn^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ lün²
    • IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ lyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tui-lièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: dui lienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dui⁴ lian²
    • IPA: /tu̯i⁵⁵ li̯en¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dó̤i-lièng
    • IPA ^(key): /tøy²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ieŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-liân
    • Tâi-lô: tuì-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: duielieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tui¹¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tui²¹⁻⁴¹ liɛn²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: te li (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /te̞³³ li⁴⁴/

Noun

對聯

1. antithetical couplet, often consisting of two lines of verse written vertically down the opposing sides of a doorway (Classifier: 幅)

Synonyms

• 吊子 (diàozi)
• (Min Nan) 聯對／联对

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (對聯):

• → Japanese: 対聯 (ついれん) (tsuiren)
• → Korean: 대련 (對聯, daeryeon)
• → Vietnamese: đối liên (對聯)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
對	聯
つい Hyōgaiji	れん Hyōgaiji
yutōyomi

Kanji in this term
對	聯
たい Hyōgaiji	れん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

對聯 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 対聯, hiragana ついれん, rōmaji tsuiren, alternative reading たいれん, rōmaji tairen)

1. Kyūjitai form of 対聯: antithetical couplet

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Korean

Hanja in this term
對	聯

Noun

對聯 • (daeryeon) (hangeul 대련)

1. Hanja form^? of 대련 (“antithetical couplet”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
對	聯

Noun

對聯

1. Hán tự form of đối liên (“antithetical couplet”).