弹冠相庆 in English tan2 guan1 xiang1 qing4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to flick dust off somebody's cap (idiomatic expression); to celebrate an official appointment
  • to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation and so on)

Simplified Characters

弹 冠 相 庆

Traditional Characters

彈 冠 相 慶

Pinyin

tan2 guan1 xiang1 qing4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

弹dan4crossball 冠guan1surname Guan 相xiang1surname Xiang 庆qing4to celebrate