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双喜临门

shuāng xǐ lín mén

4-character word Traditional 雙喜臨門

What 双喜临门 means

1. two simultaneous happy events in the family

The characters in 双喜临门

• 双shuāngtwo; double; pair
• 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy
• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…

Example sentences

• 俗话说：双喜临门；可俗话又说：福无双进，祸不单行！
  Súhuà shuō: shuāng xǐ lín mén; kě súhuà yòu shuō: fú wú shuāng jìn, huò bù dān xíng!
  There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."