夢熊之喜
mèng​xióng​zhī​xǐ

birth of a boy

  • created sense approved 梦熊之喜/夢熊之喜 · mèng​xióng​zhī​xǐ · birth of a boy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    梦熊之喜 / 夢熊之喜

    mèng​xióng​zhī​xǐ

    birth of a boy

    Literary phrase used to congratulate someone on the birth of a son; based on the ancient belief that dreaming of bears is a sign that a boy will be born.

    梦熊 (literal) → 梦熊/夢熊 · mèng​xióng · dream of a bear 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 喜 (literal) → 喜 · xǐ · happy event

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