📖 Meaning
An auspicious day and a favorable hour; a propitious time. It is commonly used to describe a perfect date and time for important occasions such as weddings or ceremonies.
📜 Origin Story
The phrase originates from 'Jiu Ge: Dong Huang Tai Yi' (Nine Songs: The Sovereign of the East), a work by the Warring States period Chu poet Qu Yuan. The original line reads 'On this auspicious day and good hour, reverently we shall please the Sovereign Above,' describing a solemn sacrificial ritual held at a favorable time. Over the centuries it evolved into a fixed four-character idiom used to denote any fortunate date for significant events.
💡 Example Usage
今日正是吉日良辰，我们决定在此举行婚礼。
Today is truly an auspicious day and a favorable hour, so we have decided to hold the wedding here.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 吉日良辰
- Pinyin: jí rì liáng chén
- Literal Translation: auspicious, day, good, hour
- Category: Condition
- Characters: 4