對聯
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 sth); right | to ally; to unite; to join | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (對聯) | 對 | 聯 | |
| simp. (对联) | 对 | 联 | |
| anagram | 聯對/联对 | ||
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
對聯
- antithetical couplet, often consisting of two lines of verse written vertically down the opposing sides of a doorway (Classifier: 幅)
Synonyms
    
	Dialectal synonyms of 對聯 (“antithetical couplet”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words | 
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 吊子 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 對聯 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 對聯 | 
| Jinan | 對子 | |
| Wanrong | 對子 | |
| Xi'an | 對子 | |
| Yinchuan | 對子 | |
| Wuhan | 對子 | |
| Guiyang | 對子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 對, 對聯 | 
| Hong Kong | 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 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 對聯 | 
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 對聯 | 
| Min Nan | 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 Hyōgaiji | れん Hyōgaiji | 
| yutōyomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 對 | 聯 | 
| たい Hyōgaiji | れん Hyōgaiji | 
| on’yomi | |
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