在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿做连理枝 zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
  2. wishing for conjugal bliss

CHARACTERS

在 zài be at, in, on; consist in, rest
天 tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial
愿 yuàn sincere, honest, virtuous
做 zuò work, make; act
比 bǐ to compare, liken; comparison; than
翼 yì wings; fins on fish; shelter
鸟 niǎo bird; KangXi radical 196
在 zài be at, in, on; consist in, rest
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region
愿 yuàn sincere, honest, virtuous
做 zuò work, make; act
连 lián join, connect; continuous; even
理 lǐ reason, logic; manage
枝 zhī branches, limbs; branch off