How to divide couplets from level to level?

How to divide couplets from level to level?

As a treasure of Chinese traditional culture, the division of couplets into oblique and oblique lines is a key link in creation. In the past 10 days, the discussion about couplets Ping and Ze has continued to rise across the Internet, especially beginners' confusion about the rules of Ping and Chee has become the focus. This article will combine hot topics and structurally analyze the division method of couplets from flat to oblique, and attach practical examples.

1. Basic concepts of Ping and Chi

Ping and Chi are the classification of Chinese tones. Ancient Chinese is divided into four tones: "Ping, Shang, Lai, and Ru", among which "Ping" is the flat tone and "Shang, Lai, Ru" is the oblique tone. In modern Mandarin Chinese, the flat tones include Yinping (the first tone) and Yangping (the second tone), and the oblique tones include the upper tone (the third tone) and the falling tone (the fourth tone).

2. Rules for dividing couplets between levels and tones

1.Determining the obliqueness of single characters: According to modern Mandarin or ancient tones, it is necessary to pay attention to the differences between polyphonic characters and ancient pronunciation.
2.Sentence pattern alternating between oblique and oblique sentences: The corresponding positions of the upper and lower lines must be opposite, such as "平平仄仄平仄" versus "仄仄平仄仄平".
3.Suffix rule: The last character of the first couplet must be in oblique tone, and the last character of the second couplet must be in flat tone.

3. Common and difficult issues that are hotly debated across the Internet

1.Differences in pronunciation between ancient and modern times: For example, "Bai" used to be a oblique tone (entering tone), but now it is a flat tone. The basis needs to be clear when creating.
2.polyphonic word processing: For example, "长" is pronounced as cháng as flat tone, and as zhǎng as oblique tone.
3.dialect interference: Some dialects retain the input characters (such as Cantonese), so attention should be paid to the conversion with Mandarin.

4. Practical exercises and case analysis

Take the Spring Festival couplets that are hotly debated across the Internet as an example: the first couplet reads, "The earth is beautiful with the return of spring, and the scenery is beautiful" (平平廄廄平平廄), and the second couplet "The world is full of blessings and there are many happy events" (任仄平廄廄廄平). This couplet strictly follows the rules of flat and oblique, and the suffix "hao" (oblique) and "duo" (equal) comply with the rules.

5. Summary

Mastering couplets requires a combination of theoretical study and practical training. Although the AI ​​couplet tool recently discussed by netizens can assist in detecting flatness, manual verification is still a necessary step. It is recommended that creators refer to traditional rhyme books such as "Pingshui Yun" and pay attention to the real-time updates of authoritative platforms such as "China Network".

(The full text is about 850 words in total, and is structured to present key points divided into flat and oblique sections to help the inheritance of traditional culture.)