shuāng​lǐ

letter

Senses

双鲤/ 雙鯉 shuāng​lǐ letter

(literary) A pair of carps, used as a poetic name for a letter or correspondence. Reference to the ancient custom of hiding letters inside the belly of wooden carps.

References

synonym 双鲤/雙鯉 双鲤鱼/雙鯉魚
see 鲤素/鯉素 双鲤/雙鯉