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燕雀相賀

简燕雀相贺 · 繁燕雀相賀

Mandarin · pinyin yàn què xiàng hè

lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
congratulations on your new house!

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燕: yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
雀: què · sparrow
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
賀: Look up this written character
贺: hè · congratulate; send present

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4–4–4–4 · yan4 que4 xiang4 he4

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jin3 zoek3 soeng1 ho6

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