How to Say ‘Couplets’ in Simplified Chinese
对联
duì lián
[duìlián]
🇨🇳 In China: Spring Festival couplets are two matching lines of verse hung on either side of the door. A short horizontal line is hung above them, and they're written in black or gold on red paper.
Phrase Breakdown
对联
duì lián
[duìlián]
couplet
A pair of matching poetic lines written on red paper beside a door.
爷爷会写对联。
Grandpa can write couplets.
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