second couplet of regulated verse
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Meanings
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the second couplet (lines 3–4) of a regulated verse (lǜshī), which must observe strict parallelism
technicalA technical term in classical Chinese poetry. In an eight-line regulated verse (律诗), the poem is divided into four couplets (联): the first (首联), second (颔联), third (颈联), and fourth (尾联). The 颔联 and 颈联 must be parallel in structure and meaning, following strict tonal patterns.
Zhè这
shǒu首
lǜ律
shī诗
de的
hàn颔
lián联
duì对
zhàng仗
shí十
fēn分
gōng工
zhěng整
。
The second couplet of this regulated verse exhibits perfect parallelism.
Zài在
lǜ律
shī诗
zhōng中
，
hàn颔
lián联
hé和
jǐng颈
lián联
dōu都
bì必
xū须
jiǎng讲
jiū究
píng平
zè仄
hé和
duì对
zhàng仗
。
In regulated verse, both the second and third couplets must adhere to tonal patterns and antithetical parallelism.