ham5 lyun4頷聯颔联
Jyutpingham5 lyun4
Yaleháhm lyùhn
Definition
The second couplet (third and fourth lines) of a regulated poem (lushi).
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the second couplet of a regulated verse, which is strictly required to be a parallel couplet. It follows the opening couplet and precedes the neck couplet. Mastery of this term is essential for anyone studying classical Chinese poetry structures.
Examples
The third and fourth lines of this poem are very neatly parallel.
Do you know how one should compose the parallel lines for the third and fourth lines?
Related words
Common phrases
to compose the third and fourth lines
Common mistake
Beginners often confuse this with the opening couplet, known as 首聯, or the neck couplet, known as 頸聯. Remember that the sequence is 首聯, 頷聯, 頸聯, and 尾聯.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
