- 大连理工大学 dàliánlǐgōngdàxué Dalian University of Technology (DUT)A major public research university in Dalian, Liaoning Province; also known as the Dalian University of Science and Engineering.
- 喜结连理 xǐjiéliánlǐ to tie the knotto get married; literally to happily join intertwined branches
- 在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝 zàitiānyuànzuòbǐyìniǎozàidìyuànzuòliánlǐzhī wishing for eternal loveMeaning "in the sky we would be two birds flying wing to wing, and on the earth we would be two trees with branches intertwined"; used to express a wish for a couple to remain together forever, in life and death.
- 结连理 jiéliánlǐ to marryto become husband and wife; to be joined in marriage. Literally refers to two trees whose branches or trunks have grown together.
- 连理枝 liánlǐzhī interlocking branchestwo trees with branches growing together; (metaphor) a couple very much in love