其乐融融 — “Full of joy and harmony”

其乐融融 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Full of joy and harmony”. A scene of great happiness and concord. Literally, “Its happiness is warm and harmonious”.

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其乐融融 Pronunciation and Pinyin

其乐融融 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
其	qí	8	its, his, her, their
乐	lè	5	happy, music, enjoy
融	róng	16	melt, blend, finance, flow
融	róng	16	melt, blend, finance, flow

Example Sentence with 其乐融融

家庭聚会时，大家围坐在一起，谈笑风生，其乐融融。

During the family gathering, everyone sat together, chatting and laughing, enjoying a truly joyful and harmonious time.

Origin and Story of 其乐融融

During the Spring and Autumn period, Duke Zhuang of Zheng, son of Duke Wu of Zheng, bestowed food upon Ying Kaoshu, the chief guard of Ying Valley. Ying Kaoshu saved the food for his mother.

Duke Zhuang was deeply moved by this filial act, especially since he had sworn an oath with his own mother, Lady Jiang, that they would not meet again until they reached the underworld (Huangquan).

Ying Kaoshu then offered a clever suggestion: they could dig a tunnel until they reached spring water, and then meet within this underground passage. This way, they would be meeting 'under the earth,' but not in the underworld.

Duke Zhuang followed this advice, and when he finally reunited with his mother in the tunnel, he was filled with profound emotion and exclaimed, 'Qile Rongrong!' (What a joyful and harmonious scene this is!).