駢文〔骈-〕 pin⁴ man⁴ {pián wén}

parallel prose

駢肩〔骈-〕 pin⁴ gin¹ {pián jiān}

shoulder to shoulder

駢脅〔骈胁〕 pin⁴ hip³ {pián xié}

fused ribs (physical deformity)

駢儷〔骈俪〕 pin⁴ lai⁶ {pián lì}

1. parallel (sentences)
2. parallel prose

駢體〔骈体〕 pin⁴ tai² {pián tǐ}

parallel prose (ancient literary style)

駢偶文風〔骈--风〕 pin⁴ ngau⁵ man⁴ fung¹ {pián ǒu wén fēng}

early Tang literary style despised as shallow by the classicists