Humorous couplet with elegant connotation

Author: Zhang Jun
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Publication Date: 2002-02-01
Features: The couplets collected in this book primarily emphasize three characteristics. For ingenuity. For example, the couplet “Lihua kai, Sumu zhang” cleverly embeds the names of the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai and the Song Dynasty poet Su Shi into the upper and lower couplets. Another example is using ancient book titles as couplets, such as “Qixi ji, Yueju shu,” which uses two ancient works as the upper and lower couplets, strikingly elegant and entertaining. The second is cleverness. For instance, the couplet composed using the homophones and multiple meanings of Chinese characters, “Chao chao chao chao chao chao chao chao luo, Chang chang chang chang chang chang chang chang qing,” where the character “Chao” in the upper couplet is read as “chao” in the second, fifth, and seventh positions, and the character “Chang” in the lower couplet is read as “zhang” in the second, fifth, and seventh positions, the combination is exceptionally clever. The third is fun. For example, a couplet reflecting societal changes: “Nan nu ping quan, gong shuo gong you li, po shuo po you li; Yang yin he li, ni guo ni de nian, wo guo wo de nian,” which amusingly reflects the mindset of people during the period of cultural transformation. This book is a specialized collection of remarkable couplets that blend ingenuity, cleverness, and fun. I believe readers will find much enjoyment and inspiration in it.