张灯结彩 zhāngdēng-jiécǎi to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
How to remember 张灯结彩: 张 stretch + 灯 lamp + 结 tie up + 彩 colorful = to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners.
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- Idiom: decked out with lanterns and colored streamers for a celebration - 节日期间到处张灯结彩 (jiérì qījiān dàochù zhāngdēng-jiécǎi) everywhere is festively decorated during the holiday.
- Evokes festive, joyous occasions (New Year, weddings, national holidays).
- Fixed four-character phrase; keep it whole, don't split.