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câu đối

Pronunciation Northern /kəw˧˧ ɗoj˧˥/ Central /kəw˧˥ ɗo̰j˩˧/ Southern /kəw˧˧ ɗoj˧˥/
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literary couplet
Noun
literary couplet
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
literary couplet Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A literary genre consisting of two lines of verse that have symmetric meaning and structure.

vi Vị học giả đã sáng tác những câu đối mang ý nghĩa triết lý sâu sắc để tặng cho mọi người.

en The scholar composed couplets with deep philosophical meaning to give to everyone.

Sense 2 Noun
spring couplet Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A type of couplet often displayed during the New Year to wish for good things ahead.

vi Gia đình tôi thường treo những câu đối đỏ rực rỡ trước cửa nhà vào mỗi dịp Tết.

en My family often displays bright red spring couplets in front of the house during the New Year.

Sense 3 Noun
couplet banner Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A decorative item or banner used to display symmetrical verses during festive occasions.

vi Những câu đối mang lời chúc tốt lành được sử dụng để trang trí không gian lễ hội.

en Festive banners with good wishes are used to decorate the festival space.

Parts
câu / đối / 句对
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
句对
Candidates by syllable
câu 句 đối 对
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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