Do you have Chinese friends that are getting married and you would like to know how to wish them besides the usual "congratulations"? @cn-reader is here to guide you some simple idioms in Chinese!

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu.

天作之合

tiān zuò zhī hé
意思: 好象是上天给予安排，很完美地配合到一起。祝人婚姻美满的话。
Literal translate: A couple is a match made in heaven. It is a wish for happy marriage.
Meaning: A symbol of fate, a match made in heaven.

Sentence example

罗密欧与朱丽叶是天作之合的，他们俩的爱影响了全世界
Romeo and Juliet are match made in heaven，their love has influence the world.

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白头偕老

bái tóu xié lǎo
意思： 夫妻共同生活到老
meaning: live happily together till you’re both old. It is a formal way to wish a couple on their wedding day.

How to use it?

恭喜两位，祝你们俩白头偕老
Gōngxǐ liǎng wèi, zhù nǐmen liǎ báitóuxiélǎo

Congratulation and best wishes to both of you, may you live happily together till old age.

Author & translator: @asianetwork