对联 (對聯) duìlián

duìlián noun duilian; couplet
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: A popular form of poetry of two lines, often used for inscrptions (Idema and Haft 1997, p. 108).

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  • 副对联 (副對聯) 河下方家來請我寫一副對聯 — The Scholars 儒林外史, 第二十八回 Chapter 28 — count: 9
  • 匾额对联 (匾額對聯) 皆有匾額對聯 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 5 — count: 4
  • 七言对联 (七言對聯) 只留下一句七言對聯 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 9 — count: 2