对联

Traditional form:

對聯

Pinyin (reading):

duìlián

Definitions:

• rhyming couplet
• pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
• CL:副 (fù),幅 (fú)

Characters:

• 对 - correct, right; facing, opposed
• 联 - ally, associate; to connect, to join

Traditional characters:

• 對 - correct, right; facing, opposed
• 聯 - ally, associate; to connect, to join