| 在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝 |
zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī |
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss |
| 在 |
zài |
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |
| 愿 |
yuàn |
honest and prudent / variant of 愿 |
| 愿 |
yuàn |
(bound form) wish; hope; desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen); may ... / vow; pledge |
| 做 |
zuò |
to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) |
| 比 |
Bǐ |
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利时 |
| 比 |
bī |
euphemistic variant of 屄 |
| 比 |
bǐ |
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 比翼 |
bǐ yì |
(flying) wing to wing |
| 翼 |
Yì |
surname Yi / alternative name for 绛, the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC) |
| 翼 |
yì |
wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of 翌 |
| 鸟 |
diǎo |
variant of 屌 / penis |
| 鸟 |
niǎo |
bird / CL:只,群 / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn |
| 在 |
zài |
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 在地 |
zài dì |
(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 愿 |
yuàn |
honest and prudent / variant of 愿 |
| 愿 |
yuàn |
(bound form) wish; hope; desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen); may ... / vow; pledge |
| 做 |
zuò |
to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) |
| 连 |
Lián |
surname Lian |
| 连 |
lián |
to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也, 都 etc) even / company (military) |
| 连理 |
lián lǐ |
two trees that grow together as one / fig. conjugal union |
| 理 |
lǐ |
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up |
| 枝 |
zhī |
branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc |