great joy among the people
Magpie laughs and dove dances, a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Qu è Xi à Oji à w à, which means magpie cheers and dove flies. Used as a festive message. The source is Yilin.
Analysis of Idioms
Ghost crying
The origin of Idioms
Jiao Yanshou's Yilin of the Han Dynasty, Volume 6: "the magpie laughs and the dove dances, leaving me wine."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate; used as a festive message.
Chinese PinYin : què xiào jiū wǔ
great joy among the people
The mausoleum is weak and the tyrant is few. líng ruò bào guǎ
mud and sand are carried along -- there is a mingling of good and bad. ní shā jù xià
behead enemy generals and capture their flags. zhǎn jiàng qiān qí
the evening of the moon and the morning of the flowers. yuè xī huā zhāo
keep the parents warm in winter and cool in summer. dōng wēn xià qìng