wedding couplet; nuptial scroll
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wedding couplet; nuptial scroll
Traditionally written on red paper and posted on doorways during wedding celebrations to express blessings for the newlyweds. Usually parallel in structure and content.
Dà大
mén门
shàng上
tiē贴
zhe着
yī一
fù副
xiān鲜
hóng红
de的
xǐ喜
lián联
。
A bright red wedding couplet was posted on the main door.
Tā他
qīn亲
zì自
wèi为
ér儿
zi子
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
xiě写
le了
xǐ喜
lián联
。
He personally wrote the wedding couplet for his son's wedding.
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Xǐ喜
lián联
de的
nèi内
róng容
tōng通
cháng常
shì是
zhù祝
fú福
xīn新
rén人
bǎi百
nián年
hǎo好
hé合
、
zǎo早
shēng生
guì贵
zǐ子
。
The content of wedding couplets usually blesses the newlyweds with a hundred years of harmony and early birth of precious children.