bridal chamber; nuptial room
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Meanings
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bridal chamber; nuptial room; traditionally decorated room where newlyweds spend their wedding night
In traditional Chinese culture, the bridal chamber is decorated with red candles (花烛) and symbols of fertility. The wedding night in the bridal chamber is considered one of the 'four great joys of life' (洞房花烛夜).
Tā他
men们
nào闹
dòng洞
fáng房
nào闹
de得
hěn很
lì厉
hai害
。
They really roughhoused the bridal chamber (played pranks on the newlyweds).
Dòng洞
fáng房
huā花
zhú烛
yè夜
shì是
rén人
shēng生
sì四
dà大
xǐ喜
shì事
zhī之
yī一
。
The wedding night in the bridal chamber is one of the four great joys of life.
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Xīn新
fáng房
bù布
zhì置
de得
xiàng像
dòng洞
fáng房
yī一
yàng样
xǐ喜
qìng庆
。
The new room was decorated as festively as a bridal chamber.