楹聯

Chinese

		pillar	to ally; to unite; to join
trad. (楹聯)		楹	聯
simp. (楹联)		楹	联

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yínglián

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ lyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yínglián
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yínglián
    • Wade–Giles: ying²-lien²
    • Yale: yíng-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynglian
    • Palladius: инлянь (inljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ lyun⁴
    • Yale: yìhng lyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ lyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ lün⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ lyːn²¹/

Noun

楹聯

1. couplet hung on columns or on the two sides of doors