tán
guān
xiāng
qìng

idiom
formal
derogatory

Meaning of 弹冠相庆

弹冠相庆 means to dust off one's hat and congratulate each other; to celebrate an associate's promotion in anticipation of one's own gain. Pronounced tán guān xiāng qìng.

  • to dust off one's hat and congratulate each other; to celebrate an associate's promotion in anticipation of one's own gain

Definitions & Examples

Xīn
zhǎng
shàng
rèn
 
jiù
tán
guān
xiāng
qìng
 
wéi
shēng
qiān
yǒu
wàng
 

When the new minister took office, his old subordinates congratulated each other, believing their own promotions were imminent.