Hūnlǐ shang guàzhe lóngfèng-chéngxiáng de hóng chóu.
Red silk banners with the 'dragon and phoenix bringing fortune' motif hung at the wedding.
Tips
culture
Dragon (龙) is the masculine, imperial symbol; phoenix (凤) is the feminine, imperial-consort symbol. Together 龙凤 stand for the perfect marital pair. The set phrase 龙凤呈祥 (lóngfèng-chéngxiáng) decorates weddings.
usage
龙凤胎 (lóngfèngtāi) — the most useful modern compound — specifically means boy-and-girl twins. Plain 双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi) covers any twins.
