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喜hei2事si6

hei2 si6xǐ shì

English

  1. happy occasion
  2. wedding
  3. major occasion that brings happiness and fortune to the family, such as wedding, new born, elderly's birthday, or new shop grand opening
  4. happy occasions in general

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 結婚、嬰兒出世、老人家大壽、新店開張等等人生幸福、開心事情(量詞:件)
  2. 泛指令人開心嘅事

Examples

  • 辦喜事

    to prepare for a wedding ----

  • 最近喜事重重。

    There have been many happy occasions recently.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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