Hūnlǐ shang guà zhe lóngfèngchéngxiáng 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.
