五世其昌
wǔ​shì​qí​chāng

may your descendants prosper

  • created sense approved 五世其昌 · wǔ​shì​qí​chāng · may your descendants prosper — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五世其昌

    wǔ​shì​qí​chāng

    may your descendants prosper

    (idiom) used as a congratulatory wish at a wedding for the couple to have many successful descendants; originally meaning a family would become prosperous by the fifth generation

    五世 (literal) → 五世 · wǔ​shì · five generations 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 昌 (literal) → 昌 · chāng · prosperous

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    created sense