春联(chūn lián) - Spring Festival couplet (red paper pasted beside the door) in Mandarin

过guò年nián前qián，爷yé爷ye在zài大dà门mén两liǎng边biān贴tiē春chūn联lián。

Before the New Year, Grandpa pastes couplets on both sides of the front door.

春chūn联lián是shì红hóng色sè的de，字zì是shì金jīn色sè或huò者zhě黑hēi色sè的de。

The couplets are red, with gold or black characters.

这zhè副fù春chūn联lián写xiě得de真zhēn好hǎo看kàn。

These couplets are beautifully written.

唐táng人rén街jiē的de商shāng店diàn门mén口kǒu都dōu贴tiē着zhe春chūn联lián。

The shops in Chinatown all have couplets on their doors.

我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ写xiě了le一yí副fù春chūn联lián送sòng给gěi邻lín居jū。

We wrote a pair of couplets together and gave them to our neighbours.