彈冠相慶

Chinese

		to flick dirt from hat of a bureaucrat; to start one's career	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	mutually; towards each other
trad. (彈冠相慶)		彈冠	相	慶
simp. (弹冠相庆)		弹冠	相	庆

Etymology

Derived from a statement illustraing the friendship between Wang Ji and Gong Yu of Western Han:

吉與貢禹為友，世稱『王陽在位，貢公彈冠。』言其取舍同也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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吉与贡禹为友，世称『王阳在位，贡公弹冠。』言其取舍同也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

Jí yǔ Gòng Yǔ wèi yǒu, shìchēng ‘Wáng Yáng zàiwèi, Gòng gōng dànguàn.’ Yán qí qǔshě tóng yě. [Pinyin]

Wang Ji and Gong Yu were friends. It was said that "When Wang Ji was holding his position, Gong Yu could also became an official too." It was also said that they had same interests.

Originally describing friends following each other in career.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tánguānxiāngqìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taan⁴ gun¹ soeng¹ hing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tánguānxiāngqìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tánguansiangcìng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan²-kuan¹-hsiang¹-chʻing⁴
    • Yale: tán-gwān-syāng-chìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarnguanshiangchinq
    • Palladius: таньгуаньсянцин (tanʹguanʹsjancin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taan⁴ gun¹ soeng¹ hing³
    • Yale: tàahn gūn sēung hing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taan⁴ gun¹ soeng¹ hing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tan⁴ gun¹ sêng¹ hing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːn²¹ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɪŋ³³/

Idiom

彈冠相慶

1. (derogatory) to congratulate each other (when a bad person gains success)