歌舞昇平
simp歌舞升平go1 mou5 sing1 ping4gē wǔ shēng píng
English
- (lit.) to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
- (fig.) to make a show of happiness and prosperity
- peaceful and prosperous
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容太平盛世,人人安樂嘅景象
Examples
上半年仲係歌舞昇平,下半年就有好多人破產跳樓。
Society was peaceful and prosperous in the first half of the year, but in the second half of the year many people went bankrupt and committed suicide.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk