彈冠相慶 tán guān xiāng qìng

to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
彈 tán
bullet; shell; shot
冠 guān HSK 5
to be first; to put on a hat; to dub
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
慶 qìng
to celebrate