喜结连理 — Chinese idiom
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
Traditional: 喜結連理
Meaning
- to tie the knot
- to get married
Character by character
- 喜xǐto love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
- 结jiéknot, tie; to connect, to join
- 连liánto join, to connect; continuous; even
- 理lǐscience, reason, logic; to manage
Idioms sharing a character
- 喜不自胜 xǐ bù zì shèng
- 喜不自禁 xǐ bù zì jīn
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài
- 喜形于色 xǐ xíng yú sè
- 喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
- 喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè
- 喜新厌旧 xǐ xīn yàn jiù
- 喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì
- 喜气洋洋 xǐ qì yáng yáng
- 喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi
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