大吉大利 (dà jí dà lì) — good luck and great prosperity (auspicious sayi…

Definition

A festive idiom meaning 'great luck and great prosperity,' used in wishes at New Year, weddings, and new ventures — not for everyday speech.

idiom

good luck and great prosperity (auspicious saying)

大吉大利，！
Zhù nǐ xīn nián dà jí dà lì, wàn shì rú yì!
Wish you a happy New Year with great luck and prosperity, and may all your wishes come true!
，大吉大利。
Tā men de hūn lǐ shàng, dà jiā dōu shuō dà jí dà lì.
At their wedding, everyone said 'good luck and great prosperity'.
，大吉大利。
Kāi zhāng dì yī tiān, lǎo bǎn zhù wǒ men dà jí dà lì.
On the first day of business, the boss wished us great luck and prosperity.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In the earliest forms, 吉 was drawn with a mouth-like lower part and an upper part that later became today's upper shape.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.