Meaning of 骈俪
骈俪 means parallel couplet construction; paired parallelism in literary writing. Pronounced pián lì.
- parallel couplet construction; paired parallelism in literary writing
Definitions & Examples
Liù六
cháo朝
wén文
zhāng章
jiǎng讲
jiu究
pián骈
lì俪
,
cí辞
zǎo藻
huá华
měi美
。
The writings of the Six Dynasties emphasized parallel couplet construction, featuring ornate diction.
Tā他
duì对
Táng唐
Sòng宋
sǎn散
wén文
hé和
pián骈
lì俪
wén文
dōu都
yǒu有
hěn很
shēn深
de的
yán研
jiū究
。
He has done deep research on both Tang and Song prose and parallel prose.
Zhè这
duàn段
wén文
zì字
de的
pián骈
lì俪
tè特
diǎn点
hěn很
míng明
xiǎn显
,
shàng上
xià下
jù句
duì对
zhàng仗
gōng工
zhěng整
。
The parallel characteristics of this passage are obvious; the preceding and following lines are perfectly antithetical.