Meaning of 排偶
排偶 means parallelism and antithesis (a rhetorical device). Pronounced pái ǒu.
- parallelism and antithesis (a rhetorical device)
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
dà大
liàng量
shǐ使
yòng用
pái排
ǒu偶
，
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
lǎng朗
lǎng朗
shàng上
kǒu口
。
This article uses parallelism and antithesis extensively, making it very rhythmic when read aloud.
“
Xiān先
tiān天
xià下
zhī之
yōu忧
ér而
yōu忧
，
hòu后
tiān天
xià下
zhī之
lè乐
ér而
lè乐
”
shì是
jīng经
diǎn典
de的
pái排
ǒu偶
jù句
。
“Worry before the world worries; rejoice after the world rejoices” is a classic example of parallel and antithetical sentences.
Pián骈
wén文
de的
yī一
gè个
zhǔ主
yào要
tè特
zhēng征
jiù就
shì是
jiǎng讲
jiū究
pái排
ǒu偶
。
A primary characteristic of pianwen (parallel prose) is its emphasis on parallelism and antithesis.
Yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
de的
pái排
ǒu偶
jù句
shì式
zēng增
qiáng强
le了
qí其
guān观
diǎn点
de的
shuō说
fú服
lì力
。
The speaker's use of parallel and antithetical structures strengthened the persuasiveness of his argument.