燕雀相贺
yàn​què​xiāng​hè

housewarming congratulations

  • created sense approved 燕雀相贺/燕雀相賀 · yàn​què​xiāng​hè · housewarming congratulations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    燕雀相贺 / 燕雀相賀

    yàn​què​xiāng​hè

    housewarming congratulations

    (idiom) congratulations on the completion of a new building; used to wish someone well on their new house. Literally, the swallows and sparrows congratulate each other because they now have a place to build nests.

    yàn​què​xiàng​hè

    燕雀 (literal) → 燕雀 · yàn​què · swallows and sparrows 相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 贺 (literal) → 贺/賀 · hè · to congratulate

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