歌舞升平 — Chinese idiom
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
Traditional: 歌舞昇平
Meaning
- (lit.) to celebrate peace with songs and dance
- (fig.) to make a show of happiness and prosperity
Character by character
- 歌gēsong, lyrics; to sing, to chant
- 舞wǔto dance; to brandish
- 升shēngto advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
- 平píngflat, level, even; peaceful
Idioms sharing a character
- 可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì
- 四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē
- 对酒当歌 duì jiǔ dāng gē
- 引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē
- 悲歌当哭 bēi gē dàng kū
- 能歌善舞 néng gē shàn wǔ
- 载歌且舞 zài gē qiě wǔ
- 载歌载舞 zài gē zài wǔ
- 高歌猛进 gāo gē měng jìn
- 莺歌燕舞 yīng gē yàn wǔ
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