洞房花烛 (dòng fáng huā zhú) — nuptial chamber; wedding night (as a poetic or formal set phrase)
Definition
Literary idiom for the wedding night / nuptial chamber, now mostly seen in classical poetry or very formal congratulatory phrases like 洞房花烛之喜. Not used in everyday speech.
idiom
nuptial chamberwedding night (as a poetic or formal set phrase)
Examples
- ，洞房花烛。Tā men zhōng yú jié shù le liàn ài cháng pǎo, yíng lái le dòng fáng huā zhú zhī yè.They finally ended their long-distance relationship and welcomed their wedding night.
- 洞房花烛。Gǔ shī cí zhōng cháng yòng dòng fáng huā zhú lái xíng róng xīn hūn de xìng fú chǎng jǐng.Ancient poetry often uses the phrase 'cave room and flower candles' to describe the blissful scene of a newlywed couple.
- ，洞房花烛。Hūn lǐ jié shù hòu, bīn kè men zhù fú xīn rén dòng fáng huā zhú zhī xǐ.After the wedding, the guests congratulated the couple on the joy of their nuptial chamber.
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