Meaning of 春联
春联 means spring festival couplets; New Year's couplets. Pronounced chūn lián.
- spring festival couplets; New Year's couplets
Definitions & Examples
Chūn春
jié节
qián前
，
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
yào要
tiē贴
chūn春
lián联
。
Before the Spring Festival, every household posts spring couplets.
Zhè这
fù副
chūn春
lián联
xiě写
de的
shì是
duì对
xīn新
nián年
de的
měi美
hǎo好
zhù祝
fú福
。
This pair of spring couplets expresses good wishes for the New Year.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zhèng正
zài在
bāng帮
yé爷
ye爷
tiē贴
chūn春
lián联
。
The children are helping their grandfather put up the spring couplets.
Chuán传
tǒng统
de的
chūn春
lián联
yī一
bān般
yòng用
máo毛
bǐ笔
xiě写
zài在
hóng红
zhǐ纸
shang上
。
Traditional spring couplets are usually written with a brush on red paper.