16:50 Apr 26, 2009 |
Chinese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Philosophy / Painting and teapot inscription | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Aaron Gilkison (X) United States Local time: 23:47 | ||||||
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4 +2 | May all your dreams come true |
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4 | May everything go according to your desire! |
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4 | Wish you luck and may your wishes/dreams come true |
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May all your dreams come true Explanation: This would be my translation of it. |
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Reference: 成语 Reference information: This is a commonly-used 成语. Here is one of the literary sources given in 新华成语词典. Hope this helps you get a "definitive" answer. Definition: 诸事吉利,合了自己的心愿. 北齐 - 张成<造像题字>: "为亡父母敬造观音像一区,合家大小口人等供养,吉祥如意." And this one is funny: 浩然<火车上> "吉是吉祥如意的吉,不是鸡鸭的鸡." Good luck. |
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