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喜從天降

简 喜从天降 · 繁 喜從天降
Mandarin · pinyin xǐ cóng tiān jiàng

Meanings

  1. joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. unlooked-for happy event
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Characters in this entry

喜
xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
從
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
降
jiàng · descend, fall, drop; lower, down
从
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
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3–2–1–4 · xi3 cong2 tian1 jiang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei2 cung4 tin1 gong3

Cantonese word readings for 喜從天降. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hei2 cung4 tin1 gong3

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喜從天降 · xi3 cong2 tian1 jiang4
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Exact source record喜從天降 喜从天降 [xi3 cong2 tian1 jiang4] /joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news/unlooked-for happy event/