莺歌燕舞 — Chinese idiom
莺歌燕舞
yīng gē yàn wǔ
Traditional: 鶯歌燕舞
Meaning
- the warbler sings and the swallow dances
- prosperity abounds
Character by character
- 莺yīngoriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)
- 歌gēsong, lyrics; to sing, to chant
- 燕yànlovebird, swallow
- 舞wǔto dance; to brandish
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
- 歌舞升平 gē wǔ shēng píng
- 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
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