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Yalengàhn fān
Definition
Silver wedding; the 25th anniversary of a marriage.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the twenty-fifth anniversary of a marriage. It is often used in the context of planning celebrations or gift-giving. While it carries a sense of milestone achievement, it is used in a straightforward, descriptive manner rather than as a formal title.
Examples
They are having their silver wedding next month.
Where are you going to eat to celebrate your silver wedding?
Related words
Common phrases
celebrate silver wedding
silver wedding anniversary
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
