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鹊笑鸠舞
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鹊笑鸠舞

鹊笑鸠舞 — “Used as a felicitous expression”

鹊笑鸠舞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “used as a felicitous expression”. Often for weddings or other joyous occasions, depicting a scene of lively celebration and harmony, like magpies chirping and turtledoves dancing. Literally, “Magpies laugh and turtledoves dance”.

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鹊笑鸠舞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鹊笑鸠舞 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鹊
què13magpie
笑
xiào10smile, laugh, ridicule
鸠
jiū7dove or pigeon
舞
wǔ14to dance

Example Sentence with 鹊笑鸠舞

在大家的共同努力下,家庭聚会的气氛鹊笑鸠舞,每个人都感到非常开心。
With everyone's joint efforts, the family gathering had a 'magpies laughing and turtledoves dancing' atmosphere, and everyone felt very happy.

Idioms Related to 鹊笑鸠舞

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  • què鹊fǎn反luán鸾jīng惊vivid and dynamic calligraphy
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  • què鹊cháo巢jiū鸠zhǔ主usurp another's home or position
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  • què鹊cháo巢jiū鸠zhàn占usurp another's home or position
  • què鹊cháo巢jiū鸠jū居unlawfully seize another's property
  • què鹊cháo巢jiū鸠jù据usurp another's property or position
  • què鹊cháo巢jiū鸠jù踞usurp another's property
  • què鹊fǎn返luán鸾huí回elegant and spirited calligraphy

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Questions about 鹊笑鸠舞

What does 鹊笑鸠舞 mean?

鹊笑鸠舞 (què xiào jiū wǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “used as a felicitous expression”.

How do you pronounce 鹊笑鸠舞?

鹊笑鸠舞 is pronounced què xiào jiū wǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鹊笑鸠舞 literally mean?

Literally, 鹊笑鸠舞 means “Magpies laugh and turtledoves dance”. It is used to mean “used as a felicitous expression”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鹊笑鸠舞?

喜鹊欢叫,斑鸠飞舞。旧时用作喜庆的祝辞。

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