皆大欢喜

皆大歡喜
jiēdàhuānxǐ
idiom #16,144

Meanings

  1. 1 to everyone's delight and satisfaction
  2. 2 a happy ending for all

Examples

Zuìhòu shuāngfāng dáchéng xiéyì, jiē dà huān xǐ.
In the end both sides reached an agreement, to everyone's satisfaction.
Zhège jiéjú jiē dà huān xǐ.
This ending makes everyone happy.

Tips

culture
皆大欢喜 is also the Chinese title of Shakespeare's comedy 'As You Like It'. The phrase originates from Buddhist scriptures, describing universal joy.

Stroke Order

jiē
huān