horizontal scroll
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
horizontal inscribed board or scroll
formalTraditionally paired with vertical couplets, usually placed above a door or in a hall.
Mén门
shàng上
de的
héng横
pī批
xiě写
zhe着
“
Jiā家
hé和
wàn万
shì事
xīng兴
”
。
The horizontal scroll above the door reads, "Family harmony brings prosperity."
Zhè这
fù副
duì对
lián联
hái还
quē缺
yī一
gè个
héng横
pī批
。
This pair of couplets is still missing a horizontal scroll.
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Chūn春
jié节
shí时
，
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
huì会
tiē贴
duì对
lián联
hé和
héng横
pī批
。
During the Spring Festival, every household puts up couplets and a horizontal scroll.
Shū书
fǎ法
jiā家
wèi为
cí祠
táng堂
tí题
xiě写
le了
héng横
pī批
。
The calligrapher inscribed a horizontal scroll for the ancestral hall.