大吉 (dà jí) — great good fortune
Definition
大吉 means "great good fortune," a fixed auspicious phrase (not a normal count-noun compound) almost always paired with 大利 as 大吉大利. You'll see it on red envelopes, couplets, and New Year greetings, not in neutral prose.
noun
great good fortune
Examples
- ，。Xīn nián dào le, wǒ zhù dà jiā dà jí dà lì.New Year has arrived; I wish everyone great fortune and great profit.
- “大吉”。Zhè ge hóng bāo shàng xiě zhe "dà jí" liǎng gè zì.This red envelope has the two characters “great fortune” written on it.
- 大吉。Nǐ huà de dà jí ràng rén kàn le hěn gāo xìng.The “great fortune” you drew makes people very happy to see it.
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