double happiness; two happy events
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two happy events; double happiness (often referring to simultaneous joyous occasions)
Commonly used in the idiom 双喜临门 (shuāng xǐ lín mén), meaning 'double happiness arrives at the door.' The character 喜 (happiness) is often displayed in double form (喜喜) as a wedding decoration.
shuāng双
xǐ喜
lín临
mén门
Double happiness arrives at the door (two happy events occur simultaneously).
Tā他
men们
jiā家
jīn今
nián年
zhēn真
shì是
shuāng双
xǐ喜
lín临
mén门
，
ér儿
zi子
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
dà大
xué学
，
nǚ女
ér儿
yě也
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
hǎo好
gōng工
zuò作
。
Their family has truly experienced double happiness this year: their son got into university and their daughter found a good job.
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Zhè这
duì对
xīn新
rén人
shuāng双
xǐ喜
lín临
mén门
，
jì既
shì是
hūn婚
lǐ礼
yòu又
shì是
qiáo乔
qiān迁
zhī之
xǐ喜
。
The newlyweds had double happiness: it was both their wedding and their housewarming celebration.
Shuāng双
xǐ喜
zì字
shì是
zhōng中
shì式
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
zuì最
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhuāng装
shì饰
。
The double happiness character is the most common decoration at traditional Chinese weddings.