弹冠相庆

tánguānxiāngqìng

congratulate each other in anticipation of fat jobs (upon hearing of a mutual friend's appointment to a high post); congratulate each other on the prospect of getting good appointments

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congratulate each other

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congratulate each other

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tan2 guan1 xiang1 qing4

lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment, to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)

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弹冠相庆

tán guān xiāng qìng

congratulate each other and dust off their old official's hats (in anticipation of fat jobs upon hearing of a mutual friend's appointment to a high post); congratulate each other on their promotion; congratulate each other on the prospect of getting good appointments; congratulate each other on the prospect of getting official posts; jubilant over their new appointments and honours

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彈冠相慶|弹冠相庆 [tán guān xiāng qìng] ► lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment ► to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)