聯對
Chinese
| to ally; to unite; to join | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (聯對) | 聯 | 對 | |
| simp. (联对) | 联 | 对 | |
| anagram | 對聯／对联 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liân-tùi
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-tùi
- Tâi-lô: liân-tuì
- Phofsit Daibuun: lienduix
- IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² tui⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² tui²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tui¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ tui²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
聯對
- (Southern Min) antithetical couplet, often consisting of two lines of verse written vertically down the opposing sides of a doorway
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 對聯 (“antithetical couplet”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 吊子 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 對聯 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 對聯 |
| Singapore | 對聯 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 對子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 對子 |
| Xi'an | 對子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 對子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 對子 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Loudi | 對子 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |