骈四俪六 — “A highly ornate and balanced literary style”
骈四俪六 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a highly ornate and balanced literary style”. Typically in classical Chinese prose, characterized by the extensive use of parallel four-character and six-character phrases, often rhyming and antithetical. Literally, “Parallel four-character and coupled six-character phrases”.
骈四俪六 Pronunciation and Pinyin
骈四俪六 Character Breakdown
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- pián骈xīng兴cuò错chū出emerging continuously and intricately
- pián骈mǔ拇zhī枝zhǐ指superfluous and useless things
- pián骈zhī枝lì俪yè叶ornate and elaborate literary style
- pián骈jiān肩dié叠jì迹shoulders pressed, footprints overlapping
- pián骈jiān肩jiē接jì迹dense crowd of people
- pián骈jiān肩lěi累zú足densely packed with people
- pián骈jiān肩lèi累zhǒng踵extremely crowded with people
- pián骈jiān肩lěi累jì迹packed shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot
- pián骈jiān肩dié迭jì迹extremely numerous and crowded people
- pián骈mén门lián连shì室numerous connected rooms or buildings
- pián骈shǒu首jiù就lù僇executed together
- pián骈shǒu首jiù就lù戮executed together
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What does 骈四俪六 mean?
骈四俪六 (pián sì lì liù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a highly ornate and balanced literary style”.
How do you pronounce 骈四俪六?
骈四俪六 is pronounced pián sì lì liù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 骈四俪六 literally mean?
Literally, 骈四俪六 means “Parallel four-character and coupled six-character phrases”. It is used to mean “a highly ornate and balanced literary style”.
What is the Chinese definition of 骈四俪六?
骈：并列，对偶；俪：成双，成对。指多用四字、六字句对偶排比的骈体文。