喬遷之喜

简 乔迁之喜 · 繁 喬遷之喜
Mandarin · pinyin qiáo qiān zhī xǐ

Meanings

  1. congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
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喬
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遷
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
喜
xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
乔
qiáo · tall, lofty; proud, stately
迁
qiān · move, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city
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2–1–1–3 · qiao2 qian1 zhi1 xi3

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kiu4 cin1 zi1 hei2

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  1. (idiomatic) happy occasion of moving into a new house; house warming (celebration)
  2. (idiomatic) promotion (celebration)

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Exact source record喬遷之喜 乔迁之喜 [qiao2 qian1 zhi1 xi3] /congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!/