喜糖 (xǐ táng) — wedding candy; celebratory sweets given at happy occasions
Definition
Candy given out to share good news, almost always at weddings (喜事). Pairs with 喜酒, the wedding feast where the candy is handed to guests.
noun
wedding candycelebratory sweets given at happy occasions
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- 喜糖。Tā men hūn lǐ shàng zhǔn bèi le gè zhǒng kǒu wèi de xǐ táng.They prepared all kinds of flavors of wedding candy for their ceremony.
- ,喜糖。Péng you jié hūn shí, wǒ shōu dào le yì hé jīng měi de xǐ táng.When my friend got married, I received a beautifully packaged box of wedding candy.
- 喜糖。xǐ táng De bāo zhuāng dài shàng tōng cháng yìn zhe shuāng xǐ zì.The packaging bags of wedding candy usually have the double happiness character printed on them.
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