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couplet written on scrolls and hung on the pillars of a hall; antithetical couplet (written on scrolls, etc); couplet hung on the pillar of a building

yíng lián

楹 联

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n.couplet written on scrolls and hung on the pillars of a hall; antithetical couplet (written on scrolls, etc); couplet hung on the pillar of a building
- yíng lián jù yǒu xiǎo shuō xì jù děng wén yì zuò pǐn tóng yàng de gōng néng
  楹联具有小说、戏剧等文艺作品同样的功能。
  Antithetical couplets perform the same function as literary and artistic works such as novels, dramas and so on.

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