绵绵瓜瓞 — Chinese idiom
绵绵瓜瓞
mián mián guā dié
Traditional: 綿綿瓜瓞
Meaning
- (lit.) (of a melon vine) laden with melons of all sizes
- (fig.) (of descendants) to thrive and prosper for generations
Character by character
- 绵miáncontinuous, unbroken; cotten, silk; soft, downy
- 绵miáncontinuous, unbroken; cotten, silk; soft, downy
- 瓜guāmelon, gourd, squash, cucumber
- 瓞diéyoung melon
Idioms sharing a character
- 绵里藏针 mián lǐ cáng zhēn
- 缠绵悱恻 chán mián fěi cè
- 连绵不绝 lián mián bù jué
- 滚瓜烂熟 gǔn guā làn shú
- 瓜熟蒂落 guā shú dì luò
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