shàng​lián

first line of a couplet

  • created reference approved 上联/上聯 → 下联/下聯 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上联 / 上聯 shàng​lián

    下联 / 下聯 xià​lián

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 上联/上聯 → 上联儿/上聯兒 (erhua_variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上联 / 上聯 shàng​lián

    上联儿 / 上聯兒 shàng​lián​r

    erhua_variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 上联/上聯 · shàng​lián · first line of a couplet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上联 / 上聯

    shàng​lián

    first line of a couplet

    The first line of a pair of rhyming or antithetical couplets; also refers to the first part of a parallel couplet in traditional poetry

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 联 (literal) → 联/聯 · lián · couplet

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 上联/上聯 · shàng​lián · to ally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上联 / 上聯

    shàng​lián

    to ally

    To form an alliance or join together; to associate

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 联 (literal) → 联/聯 · lián · to unite

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense