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喬遷之喜

简乔迁之喜 · 繁喬遷之喜

Mandarin · pinyin qiáo qiān zhī xǐ

congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!

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

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