also: たいれん
noun
Refers to a pair of lines of poetry that match in structure and meaning, a fundamental unit in classical Chinese poetry.
漢詩では、対聯が重要な技法の一つです。
In Chinese poetry, the couplet is one of the important techniques.
noun
pair of hanging scrolls
A pair of vertical hanging scrolls, often inscribed with complementary poems or calligraphy, displayed together.
床の間に対聯を掛ける。
Hang a pair of hanging scrolls in the alcove.
From Chinese 對聯／对联 (duìlián). The reading ついれん is the go-on reading of the characters; たいれん is a mixed on-reading.