hóng
bái
shì

common
idiom

Meaning of 红白喜事

红白喜事 means weddings and funerals; marriages and funerals. Pronounced hóng bái xǐ shì.

  • weddings and funerals; marriages and funerals

Definitions & Examples

Cūn
de
rén
dōu
hěn
xīn
 
shéi
jiā
yǒu
hóng
bái
shì
 
jiā
dōu
huì
bāng
máng
 

People in the village are very warm-hearted; whenever a family has a wedding or funeral, everyone goes to help.

zhuān
mén
zhǔ
chí
běn
de
zhǒng
hóng
bái
shì
 

His job is specifically to preside over various local weddings and funerals.

Hóng
bái
shì
shì
rén
shēng
de
shì
 
hu
bu
 

Weddings and funerals are major life events; you can't be careless about them.

Yǒu
shí
rén
men
 
hóng
bái
shì
 
jiǎn
chēng
wéi
 
hóng
bái
shì
 
 

Sometimes people also refer to '红白喜事' simply as '红白事'.

Measure Words

/ jiàn
Primary
/ zhuāng