對聯
dó̤i-lièng(rhetoric, Chinese linguistics) duilian; antithetical couplet (classifier: 副, 幅, 句, 對)
中文：对联
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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wiktionary.org/wiki/對聯. Mandarin: duìlián,er=y.
Related words
- 反對huāng-dó̤i
反對 huāng-dó̤i
to oppose; to be opposed; to be against; to fight; to combat
- 對手dó̤i-chiū
對手 dó̤i-chiū
- 1. opponent; adversary
- 2. one's match; one's equal
- 3. to help; to lend a helping hand
- 對比dó̤i-bī
對比 dó̤i-bī
- 1. to compare; to contrast
- 2. (mathematics) ratio; proportion
- 3. correlation
- 4. pair
- and 1 more
- 對證dó̤i-céng
對證 dó̤i-céng
- 1. to check; to verify
- 2. to confirm; to verify; to corroborate; to bear out
- 對質dó̤i-cé
對質 dó̤i-cé
- 1. (legal) to cross-examine
- 2. (by extension) to confront someone; to challenge or interrogate someone face to face
- 對面dó̤i-méng
對面 dó̤i-méng
- 1. opposite
- 2. face-to-face
- 春聯chŭng-lièng
春聯 chŭng-lièng
chunlian; Spring Festival couplet
- 絕對ciŏk-dó̤i
絕對 ciŏk-dó̤i
- 1. (attributive) absolute as opposed to relative; total; unconditional
- 2. absolutely; totally; unconditionally; definitely
- 3. (rhetoric, mainly, Chinese linguistics) a duilian line (usually the first line of a pair) that is notoriously difficult to match with a suitable second line, due to its complex wordplay, erudite allusions, or strict formal constraints; duilian that is extremely difficult, or seemingly impossible, to match with a fitting counterpart; absolute couplet; perplexing couplet; unmatchable couplet