双喜临门
shuāng xǐ lín mén
two happy events at once
Character by character
双shuāng
double
double
喜xǐ
joy
joy
临lín
come to
come to
门mén
door
door
Example
他刚考上研究生，女朋友又答应嫁给他，真是双喜临门。
He has just got into graduate school and his girlfriend has agreed to marry him: two pieces of good news at once.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
The idea behind the 囍 character. Said when two happy events reach one person or family together. 好事成双 is the general wish that good things come in pairs.
Learn this in Lesson 42 · HSK 5–6: 婚礼这一天 (The wedding day)
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