弹 冠 相 庆

tán guān xiāng qìngdictionary entry

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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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

彈冠相慶 弹冠相庆 [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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Other forms in these source records: 彈冠相慶

弹
dàn
crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball
tán
to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)
冠
guān
hat / crown / crest / cap
guàn
to put on a hat / to be first / to dub
Guàn
surname Guan
相
xiāng
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])
xiàng
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
Xiāng
surname Xiang
庆
qìng
to celebrate

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