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 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
(Pinyin): duìlián

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ lyun^4-2
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): tui-lièn

(Meixian, Guangdong): dui⁴ liên²
Jin (Wiktionary): dui³ lye¹
Northern Min (KCR): do̿-lîng
Eastern Min (BUC): dó̤i-lièng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tùi-liân

(Teochew, Peng'im): dui³ liang⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵te-li

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duìlián
  - 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: duìliánr
  - 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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: deoi³ lyun^4-2
  - Yale: deui lyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ lyn^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ lün^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ lyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tui-lièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: dui lien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dui⁴ lian²
  - Sinological IPA: /tu̯i⁵⁵ li̯en¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: dui⁴ liên²
  - Sinological IPA: /tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɛn¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: dui³ lye¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /tuei⁴⁵ lye¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: do̿-lîng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /to³³ liŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dó̤i-lièng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tøy²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ieŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-liân
  - Tâi-lô: tuì-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: duielieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tui¹¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tui²¹⁻⁴¹ liɛn²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dui³ liang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tùi liâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵te-li
  - MiniDict: te^去 li
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²te-li
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /te³³ li⁴⁴/

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 edit
Classical Chinese		吊子
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		對聯
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	對聯
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	對聯
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	對子
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	對子
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	對子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	對子
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	對子
Southwestern Mandarin	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
Jin	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
Xiang	Loudi	對子
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (對聯):

→ Japanese: 対聯(ついれん) (tsuiren)
→ Korean: 대련(對聯) (daeryeon)
→ Vietnamese: đối liên (對聯)

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(つい)聯(れん) or 對(たい)聯(れん) • (tsuiren or tairen)

Kyūjitai form of 対聯: antithetical couplet

Korean

Hanja in this term
對	聯

Noun

對聯 • (daeryeon) (hangeul 대련)

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”)