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 sth); right
trad. (聯對)		聯	對
simp. (联对)		联	对
anagram		對聯／对联

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liân-tùi

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• 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/

Noun

聯對

1. (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 edit
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)