elegiac couplet; funeral couplet
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elegiac couplet; funeral couplet; memorial couplet hung at a funeral
formalTypically hung at funerals or memorial services, consisting of two vertical lines expressing grief and commemorating the deceased.
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.
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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.