燕雀相贺 in English yan4 que4 xiang4 he4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to congratulate somebody on completion of a building project
  • congratulations on your new house!

Simplified Characters

燕 雀 相 贺

Traditional Characters

燕 雀 相 賀

Pinyin

yan4 que4 xiang4 he4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

燕yan4Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning 雀que4a freckle 相xiang1surname Xiang 贺he4surname He