spring festival couplet
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spring festival couplets; New Year's couplets
Traditional poetic couplets written on red paper, expressing good wishes for the Lunar New Year. They are posted on doorframes during the Spring Festival.
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.
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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.