pián

technical
literary

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
cháo
wén
zhāng
jiǎng
jiu
pián
 
zǎo
huá
měi
 

The writings of the Six Dynasties emphasized parallel couplet construction, featuring ornate diction.

duì
Táng
Sòng
sǎn
wén
pián
wén
dōu
yǒu
hěn
shēn
de
yán
jiū
 

He has done deep research on both Tang and Song prose and parallel prose.

Zhè
duàn
wén
de
pián
diǎn
hěn
míng
xiǎn
 
shàng
xià
duì
zhàng
gōng
zhěng
 

The parallel characteristics of this passage are obvious; the preceding and following lines are perfectly antithetical.