载歌载舞
zài gē zài wǔ
singing and dancing in celebration
Character by character
载zài
both
both
歌gē
sing
sing
载zài
both
both
舞wǔ
dance
dance
Example
泼水节那天，男女老少穿上盛装，载歌载舞。
On Water-Splashing Day young and old put on their best clothes and sing and dance.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
载…载… is classical for “both… and…”, and 载 is read zài here, not zǎi. A staple of festival reports.
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