Meaning of 重言
重言 means rhetorical device; reduplication of characters. Pronounced chóng yán.
- rhetorical device; reduplication of characters
Definitions & Examples
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
“
táo桃
zhī之
yāo夭
yāo夭
，
zhuó灼
zhuó灼
qí其
huá华
”
jiù就
yòng用
le了
chóng重
yán言
。
The line 'The peach tree is slender and sturdy, its blossoms are bright and brilliant' from the Book of Songs uses reduplication.
“
tiān天
cāng苍
cāng苍
，
yě野
máng茫
máng茫
”
zhè这
jù句
yuè乐
fǔ府
shī诗
tōng通
guò过
chóng重
yán言
miáo描
huì绘
le了
liáo辽
kuò阔
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
The line 'The sky is vast and blue, the wilderness boundless' from the folk-song poem uses reduplication to depict a vast scene.
“
guān关
guān关
jū雎
jiū鸠
，
zài在
hé河
zhī之
zhōu洲
”
lǐ里
de的
“
guān关
guān关
”
shì是
mó模
nǐ拟
niǎo鸟
jiào叫
shēng声
de的
chóng重
yán言
。
The 'guan guan' in 'Guan-guan cry the ospreys, On the islet in the river' is a reduplication that mimics the sound of birds.
Xiàn现
dài代
xiě写
zuò作
zhōng中
ǒu偶
ěr尔
yě也
huì会
shǐ使
yòng用
chóng重
yán言
，
bǐ比
rú如
“
tā她
xiào笑
de得
shǎ傻
shǎ傻
de的
”
。
Reduplication is occasionally used in modern writing too, for example, 'She laughed foolishly'.