绵绵瓜瓞
mián​mián​guā​dié

prosperous descendants

  • created sense approved 绵绵瓜瓞/綿綿瓜瓞 · mián​mián​guā​dié · prosperous descendants — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绵绵瓜瓞 / 綿綿瓜瓞

    mián​mián​guā​dié

    prosperous descendants

    literally describes a melon vine laden with fruit of all sizes; used to wish that a family's descendants will thrive and prosper for many generations

    绵绵 (reduplication) → 绵/綿 · mián · continuous 瓜瓞 (literal) → 瓜瓞 · guā​dié · descendants

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense