门联

門聯
ménlián
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 door couplet
  2. 2 couplet hung on either side of a door frame

Examples

Chūnjié shí jiājiā hùhù dōu tiē ménlián.
During Spring Festival, every household puts up door couplets.
Zhè fù ménlián xiě de hěn yǒu shīyì.
This door couplet is written with great poetic feeling.

Tips

culture
门联 are usually red paper strips with paired phrases of equal length, hung on each side of the entrance during Chinese New Year. They are a subset of 对联 (duìlián, antithetical couplets).

Stroke Order

mén
lián