挽联

Traditional: 輓聯

wǎn lián

Dictionary entry

pair of parallel verses inscribed on streamers, used as funeral decoration

What does 挽联 mean?

挽联 (wǎn lián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1pair of parallel verses inscribed on streamers, used as funeral decoration

Character breakdown

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挽wǎnto pull · to draw (a cart or a bow)联lián(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join · (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

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挽联

wǎn lián

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