xià​lián

second line of a couplet

  • created reference approved 下联/下聯 → 条/條 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下联 / 下聯 xià​lián

    条 / 條 tiáo

    classifier

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

    created reference

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

    下联 / 下聯 xià​lián

    上联 / 上聯 shàng​lián

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 下联/下聯 · xià​lián · second line of a couplet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下联 / 下聯

    xià​lián

    second line of a couplet

    The second or bottom line of a pair of couplets, usually ending in a level tone; also refers to the second line of a rhyming pair in classical poetry.

    xià​lián​r

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below 联 (literal) → 联/聯 · lián · couplet

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 下联/下聯 · xià​lián · to ally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下联 / 下聯

    xià​lián

    to ally

    To form an alliance or join together

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 联 (literal) → 联/聯 · lián · to unite

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

    created sense