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喜从天降 — “An unexpected stroke of good fortune”

喜从天降 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an unexpected stroke of good fortune”. Joy descends from heaven; a windfall of happiness. Literally, “joy descends from heaven”.

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喜从天降 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 喜xǐ
  • 从cóng
  • 天tiān
  • 降jiàng

喜从天降 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
喜
xǐ12happy, joyful, like, prefer
从
cóng4to follow or comply
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
降
jiàng9fall, descend, reduce, surrender

Example Sentence with 喜从天降

小明没想到自己竟然中了头奖,真是喜从天降,让他激动不已。
Xiao Ming never expected to win the grand prize; it was truly joy from heaven, making him extremely excited.

Idioms Related to 喜从天降

Synonyms of 喜从天降

  • xǐ喜chū出wàng望wài外overjoyed at unexpected good news
  • dà大xǐ喜guò过wàng望overjoyed, outcome better than expected

Antonyms of 喜从天降

  • dà大huò祸lín临tóu头facing impending doom
  • tiān天zāi灾rén人huò祸natural and man-made disasters

More idioms starting with 喜

  • xǐ喜shàng上méi眉shāo梢joy showing on one's face
  • xǐ喜bù不zì自jīn禁overwhelmed with joy
  • xǐ喜bù不zì自shèng胜overjoyed beyond control
  • xǐ喜zé则qì气huǎn缓Joy eases vital energy
  • xǐ喜gōng功hǎo好dà大fond of grand achievements
  • xǐ喜xíng形yú于sè色joy shows on one's face
  • xǐ喜xíng形yú于yán颜joy expressed on one's face
  • xǐ喜nù怒bù不xíng形yú于sè色to keep one's feelings to oneself
  • xǐ喜nù怒āi哀lè乐all human emotions
  • xǐ喜nù怒āi哀jù惧joy, anger, sorrow, and fear
  • xǐ喜nù怒wú无chù处unpredictable and rapidly changing moods

Questions about 喜从天降

What does 喜从天降 mean?
喜从天降 (xǐ cóng tiān jiàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an unexpected stroke of good fortune”.
How do you pronounce 喜从天降?
喜从天降 is pronounced xǐ cóng tiān jiàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 喜从天降 literally mean?
Literally, 喜从天降 means “joy descends from heaven”. It is used to mean “an unexpected stroke of good fortune”.
What is the Chinese definition of 喜从天降?
喜事从天上掉下来。比喻突然遇到意想不到的喜事。
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