hú​shuì​qí​huī

long life to the couple

  • created sense approved 弧帨齐辉/弧帨齊輝 · hú​shuì​qí​huī · long life to the couple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弧帨齐辉 / 弧帨齊輝

    hú​shuì​qí​huī

    long life to the couple

    Used as a congratulatory phrase to wish both husband and wife a long life; based on the ancient custom of hanging a wooden bow on the left of the door for a boy's birth and a sash on the right for a girl's.

    弧 (literal) → 弧 · hú · wooden bow 帨 (literal) → 帨 · shuì · handkerchief 齐 (literal) → 齐/齊 · qí · together 辉 (literal) → 辉/輝 · huī · to shine

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