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彈冠相慶

简弹冠相庆 · 繁彈冠相慶

Mandarin · pinyin tán guān xiāng qìng

lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)

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彈: Look up this written character
冠: guān · cap, crown, headgear
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
慶: Look up this written character
弹: dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell
庆: qìng · congratulate, celebrate

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2–1–1–4 · tan2 guan1 xiang1 qing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daan6 gun3 soeng1 hing3

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(derogatory) to congratulate each other (when a bad person gains success)

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