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Home / Idiom / 弹冠相庆

lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment · to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)

弹冠相庆
tán guān xiāng qìng
t+án·2nd toneg+uān·1st tonex+iāng·1st toneq+ìng·4th tone
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Synonyms
(lit.) (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) · (fig.) (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit · (2nd half of the saying 一人得道，，鸡犬升天)鸡犬升天jī quǎn shēng tiān
Antonyms
(lit.) as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom) · (fig.) (often pejorative) inconsolable; distraught如丧考妣rú sàng kǎo bǐ