duilian

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|Q1168671}} {{c|en|Two|Chinese|Poetry}} {{lb|en|rhetoric|mainly|Chinese linguistics}} a pair of content-related lines with same number of [[character]]s, same [[part of speech]] in each corresponding word, inverse {{w|tone pattern}}s in each corresponding character, oblique tone as the last character of first line; {{lb|en|by extension}} a physical object (often a scroll, plaque, or paper strip) inscribed with such text

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