對聯
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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 something); right |
to ally; to unite; to join | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (對聯) | 對 | 聯 | |
| simp. (对联) | 对 | 联 | |
| anagram | 聯對／联对 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi3 lyun4-2
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): dui3 lye1
- Northern Min (KCR): do̿-lîng
- Eastern Min (BUC): dó̤i-lièng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5te-li
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duèilián
- Wade–Giles: tui4-lien2
- Yale: dwèi-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueylian
- Palladius: дуйлянь (dujljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duèiliánr
- Wade–Giles: tui4-lien2-ʼrh
- Yale: dwèi-lyánr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueylial
- Palladius: дуйляньр (dujljanʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɑɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: deoi3 lyun4-2
- Yale: deui lyún
- Cantonese Pinyin: doey3 lyn4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: dêu3 lün4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɵy̯³³ lyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tui-lièn
- Hakka Romanization System: dui lienˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: dui4 lian2
- Sinological IPA: /tu̯i⁵⁵ li̯en¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: dui3 lye1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /tuei⁴⁵ lye¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: do̿-lîng
- Sinological IPA (key): /to³³ liŋ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: dó̤i-lièng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tøy²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ieŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
對聯
- antithetical couplet, often consisting of two lines of verse written vertically down the opposing sides of a doorway (Classifier: 幅)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 吊子 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 對聯 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 對聯 |
| Singapore | 對聯 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 對子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 對子 |
| Xi'an | 對子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 對子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 對子 |
| Guiyang | 對子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 對, 對聯 |
| Hong Kong | 對, 對聯 | |
| Dongguan | 對 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 對子 |
| Lichuan | 對子 | |
| Pingxiang | 對子 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 對聯, 對仔 |
| Yudu | 對子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 對聯 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 對聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 對聯 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 對聯 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 對聯 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 對聯 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 對聯, 對子 |
| Xinzhou | 對子 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 對聯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 對聯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聯對 |
| Quanzhou | 聯對 | |
| Zhangzhou | 聯對, 門對 | |
| Tainan | 聯對 GT | |
| Shantou | 對聯 | |
| Leizhou | 對 | |
| Haikou | 對 | |
| Wu | Danyang | 對聯, 對子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 對子 |
| Loudi | 對子 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 對 | 聯 |
| つい Hyōgai |
れん Hyōgai |
| yutōyomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 對 | 聯 |
| たい Hyōgai |
れん Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
對聯 or 對聯 • (tsuiren or tairen)
- Kyūjitai form of 対聯: antithetical couplet
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 對 | 聯 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 대련 (“antithetical couplet”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 對 | 聯 |
Noun
對聯
- chữ Hán form of đối liên (“antithetical couplet”).