Meaning of 挽联
挽联 means elegiac couplet; funeral couplet; memorial couplet hung at a funeral. Pronounced wǎn lián.
- elegiac couplet; funeral couplet; memorial couplet hung at a funeral
Definitions & Examples
Líng灵
táng堂
zhèng正
zhōng中
xuán悬
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
fù副
hēi黑
sè色
de的
wǎn挽
lián联
。
A black elegiac couplet hung in the center of the mourning hall.
Tā他
qīn亲
bǐ笔
zhuàn撰
xiě写
le了
dào悼
niàn念
ēn恩
shī师
de的
wǎn挽
lián联
。
He personally wrote the funeral couplet to mourn his beloved teacher.
Zhè这
fù副
wǎn挽
lián联
xiě写
de得
qíng情
zhēn真
yì意
qiè切
，
lìng令
rén人
dòng动
róng容
。
This elegiac couplet was written with such genuine emotion that it moved everyone present.