The Whole Country is in Joy and Jubilation
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Pronunciation:
pu(3) tian(1) tong(2) qing(4)
Explanation:
Describing some event that is so exciting
that people in the nation celebrate it
Tone:
Positive
The
Story: In the Jin Dynasty, the emperor
Yuan Di just had a son, and he was so happy
for this that he decided to award his ministers.
The
next day, every minister got a prize in turn.
When it came to one minister named Yin Hongqiao,
he spoke to the emperor in a very modest way:
"The whole nation is happy for our prince's
birth. I hardly deserve such a big prize,
as I contributed nothing to him." Just
at that moment, another minister joked and
said: "How can you contribute to the
prince's birth, it's impossible!" Then
the hall was full of laughter.
Usage
Example (Pinyin): Zai(4) de(2) zhi(1)
bei(3) jing(1) cheng(2) wei(2) 2008 nian(2)
ao(4) yun(4) yun(4) zhu(3) ban(4) cheng(2)
shi(4) de shi(2) hou(4), zhong(1) guo(3) pu(3)
tian(1) tong(2) qing(4)
Usage
Example (English translation): At the
moment Beijing was announced to be host city
for 2008 Olympic, the whole country was in
joy and jubilation.
Note:
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