What are homophonic couplets?

Couplet 1: two boats are parallel, and the speed of rowing is not as fast as that of sailing; Eight tones are played in unison, and the flute is crisp and harmonious.

This is a classic homophonic couplet. The first couplet says that two boats are swimming on the water, and the speed of rowing is not as fast as that of sails being blown by the wind.

In the second couplet, many pieces of music are played together, and the clear flute or rhythmic flute is more beautiful.

In fact, there is another mystery in the use of homophonic couplets.

"Ben" is the homonym of "Lu Su", who was the minister of Wu in the Three Kingdoms period. "Sail fast" is the homonym of "Fan Kuai", and Fan Kuai was the general of the Han Dynasty.

"Di Qing" is a homonym of "Di Qing", and Di Qing was a general in the Song Dynasty. "Xiao He" is homophonic for "Xiao He". Xiao He was a famous minister in Han Dynasty and one of three outstanding heroes of early han dynasty.

I have to say that this author is really talented and can come up with such interesting homophonic couplets.

Of course, the homophonic pun is a bit loose, and no convincing answer is given: "Lu Su is not as good as Fan Kuai, and Di Qing is not as good as Xiao He."

The second link: it is difficult to leave snow in Jiangnan; The north wind can't hold the height of the building.

In ancient times, two businessmen met in a hotel. A man surnamed Xue is from the north. The other person, surnamed Lou, is from the south.

After drinking for two days, I suddenly praised myself and boasted into a temper.

Lou's surname laughed at Xue's surname and said, "It is difficult to keep snow in the south of the Yangtze River."

The homonym of snow is that Xue, a northerner, can't eat in the south.

Not to be outdone, Xue had a brainwave and retorted: "The north wind doesn't live in the building."

Lou, if your surname Lou goes to the north, he can't settle down.

Couplets are evenly matched, humorous and witty, which embodies the ingenuity of homophonic techniques.

The third couplet: Worrying about Supa, saying a thousand words; The red stove is full of long charcoal and short charcoal.

The first part said that the handkerchief lifted the thread, and the second part said that there was a lot of coal in the stove.

In fact, "silk" homophones "thinking" and "charcoal" homophones "sigh".

Obviously, this is a pair of "in my heart forever" couplets that express women's lovesickness and are trapped by love, and express the loneliness and pain of women who are deeply in love.

Tetralogy: 2345; Six seven eight nine.

This is a widely circulated "Tibetan couplet". The first couplet is short of one and the second couplet is short of ten, so what the couplet really wants to say is "lack of clothes and food".

Note that it should be "short of one and ten", but it has become "short of clothes and food". This is a homophonic couplet with interesting ideas.

The fifth link: women are affectionate, give me a few liters of realm; Mr. Wang was unreasonable and rewarded him with two bowls of filial piety.

In ancient times, there was a teacher with a bad personality and a lust for flowers.

One day, the teacher saw a slim girl in the street and her heart moved. He ran to the girl and said, "Women are sentimental, give me a few liters."

"There is a way in the state" and the Analects of Confucius is published: "Confucius said: There is a way in the state and a valley; The state has no way, valley and shame. "

The first part of the couplet hides an "ancient" word. The teacher means: "Be a good girl and give me some millet."

In fact, why does the teacher want Xiaomi? On the one hand, he wants to show off his talent and leave his schoolbag in front of the girl. On the other hand, the point is that "women have feelings", which means that teachers love themselves and deliberately flirt with girls.

In this way, this girl is not easy to bully. She is not only beautiful, but also talented after studying for many years.

Seeing the teacher's miserable face, she was really disdainful and casually said, "Sir, it is unreasonable to reward him with two bowls of filial piety."

The core of the second couplet is the word "Mr. Unreasonable", which satirizes the teacher's immorality.

The word "endless filial piety" also uses allusions and hidden methods. The allusion comes from the Book of Filial Piety: "There is no end to filial piety, and those who receive less get nothing."

The second couplet hides the word "beginning", which is homophonic for "shit". Obviously, girl, this means that such a teacher with no conduct should be rewarded with a bowl of shit!

This is really a bitter irony, a witty counterattack and a wonderful response.

The teacher blushed, stole the chicken and wasted the rice, turned himself into a big joke and ran away quickly.