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春联
chūnlián
Description
春联是春节的时候贴在门上的红色纸条，上面写着很好的话。
"春联" are red paper strips pasted on doors during the Spring Festival, with good words written on them.
人们用春联来表示对新年的美好希望。
People use "春联" to express good wishes for the New Year.
Meanings
春联chūnlián
Spring Festival couplets pasted on doors
过年的时候，我们家门上贴了春联。
During the New Year, our family put up Spring Festival couplets on the door.
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Notes
- Etymology
春 (spring) + 联 (couplet); paired auspicious phrases displayed at Lunar New Year.
- Nuance
specifically the red-paper couplets for Spring Festival, unlike general 对联 (any couplet).
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