粵

雙soeng1喜hei2

simp双喜
soeng1 hei2shuāng xǐ

English

  1. double happiness
  2. the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage

Examples

  • 俗話說:雙喜臨門;可俗話又說:福無雙進,禍不單行!

    There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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