普天同庆
pǔ tiān tóng qìng
the whole world celebrates
Character by character
普pǔ
all
all
天tiān
heaven
heaven
同tóng
together
together
庆qìng
celebrate
celebrate
Example
新年钟声响起，城里城外烟花齐放，真是普天同庆。
As the New Year bells rang, fireworks went up all over town and beyond: the whole world seemed to be celebrating.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Grand and festive: for national celebrations, the New Year and great victories, often in greetings and headlines. Used for small things it turns playful: 公司发年终奖，全组普天同庆.
Learn this in Lesson 234 · HSK 9+: 春晚 (The Spring Festival Gala)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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