📖 Meaning
An idiom describing a situation in which everyone involved is fully satisfied and delighted. It conveys a harmonious outcome where all parties benefit and no one is left displeased. Commonly used to wrap up negotiations, settlements, or events with a universally positive resolution.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from the classical Chinese Buddhist text 《妙法莲华经》 (the Lotus Sutra), translated into Chinese by the Western Jin dynasty monk Dharmarakṣa (竺法护). In the sutra, it appears in the phrase '皆大欢喜，信受奉行' to describe the joyous reaction of the assembly upon hearing the Buddha's preaching. Over centuries, it evolved from a Buddhist context into general everyday usage to denote any situation where everyone walks away happy.
💡 Example Usage
经过多轮谈判，双方终于达成协议，皆大欢喜。
After several rounds of negotiation, the two sides finally reached an agreement, and everyone was delighted.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 皆大欢喜
- Pinyin: jiē dà huān xǐ
- Literal Translation: all, big, happy, happy
- Category: Emotion
- Characters: 4