door couplet; Spring Festival couplet
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door couplet; Spring Festival couplet pasted on doors
Traditional decoration during Chinese New Year, usually consisting of parallel verses written on red paper and pasted on both sides of the door to express good wishes.
Chūn春
jié节
shí时
，
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
tiē贴
mén门
duì对
。
During the Spring Festival, every household pastes door couplets.
Zhè这
fù副
mén门
duì对
xiě写
de得
hěn很
gōng工
zhěng整
。
This pair of door couplets is written very neatly.
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Hóng红
sè色
de的
mén门
duì对
zēng增
tiān添
le了
jié节
rì日
de的
qì气
fēn氛
。
The red door couplets add to the festive atmosphere.
Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
fù副
mén门
duì对
ér儿
zhǔn准
bèi备
tiē贴
zài在
dà大
mén门
shàng上
。
He bought a pair of door couplets to paste on the main gate.