撒喜糖

sāxǐtáng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to hand out wedding candy
  2. 2 to distribute 'happy candy' to share wedding news

Examples

Tóngshì xià ge yuè jiéhūn, jīntiān lái bàngōngshì sā xǐtáng.
A coworker is getting married next month and came to the office to hand out wedding candy today.
Shénme shíhòu néng chī shàng nǐ de xǐtáng a?
When will we get to eat your wedding candy? (i.e. when are you getting married?)

Tips

culture
喜糖 are small red-packaged candies the couple distributes to friends, coworkers, and neighbors to announce a wedding. Asking someone 什么时候喜糖 is a gentle way of asking when they'll marry.

Stroke Order

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