百年好合 A hundred years of happiness
Explanation
百年好合，指的是夫妻永远和好之意。
A hundred years of happiness refers to the wish for a couple to live happily together forever.
Origin Story
相传很久以前，在美丽富饶的江南水乡，住着一位名叫王员外的人，他有两个女儿，大女儿名叫王玉香，二女儿名叫王玉兰。王玉香贤惠端庄，王玉兰温柔善良。她们俩从小就感情深厚，形影不离。转眼间，两个女儿都到了婚嫁的年龄。王员外为她们挑选了两位品貌端正、才华横溢的夫婿。大女儿王玉香嫁给了书生李公子，二女儿王玉兰嫁给了富家子弟张公子。两对新人婚后都十分恩爱，他们夫妻和睦，生活美满幸福。一日，王员外请来一位德高望重的算命先生，为他两个女儿卜算姻缘。算命先生看了看他们的八字，笑着说：“两位姑娘都命带桃花，将来必定能找到良缘，百年好合，白头偕老！”王员外听了十分高兴，心想：“我的两个女儿都找到了如意郎君，他们夫妻一定能幸福快乐地生活在一起。”从此以后，王员外就更加疼爱两个女儿，也更加关心他们的婚后生活。两位姑娘也十分珍惜他们的婚姻，他们相亲相爱，共同经营着属于他们自己的幸福家庭。他们夫妻恩爱，生活美满，正如算命先生所说，他们百年好合，白头偕老，过上了幸福美满的生活。
Legend has it that a long time ago, in a beautiful and fertile water village in southern China, there lived a wealthy man named Wang, who had two daughters: the elder named Wang Yuxiang and the younger named Wang Yulan. Wang Yuxiang was wise and dignified, Wang Yulan was gentle and kind. They had been close since childhood and were inseparable. In the blink of an eye, both daughters reached the age of marriage. Wang chose for them two young men who were both excellent in terms of stature and talent. The elder daughter Wang Yuxiang married the scholar Li, the younger daughter Wang Yulan married the wealthy son Zhang. Both couples were very much in love after their marriage, they lived happily and harmoniously together. One day, Wang invited a respected fortune teller to determine the marriage promises of his two daughters. The fortune teller looked at their horoscopes and said with a smile: “Both young ladies are destined to have good fortune, they will surely find good partners, live together forever and be united until old age! ” Wang was very happy to hear this, thinking: “Both of my daughters have found their dream partners, their spouses will surely live a happy and fulfilling life together.” From that day on, Wang loved his two daughters even more, and he also cared more about their life after marriage. The two daughters also treasured their marriage, they loved each other and built their own happy family together. They were happily married and lived a fulfilling life, just as the fortune teller had said, they lived together for a hundred years, grew old together, and lived a happy and fulfilling life.
Usage
百年好合多用于婚礼祝福，也用于祝愿夫妻恩爱，生活美满。
A hundred years of happiness is often used in wedding blessings, but also to wish a couple a happy and fulfilling life.
Examples
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愿他们百年好合，白头偕老！
yuàn tā men bǎi nián hǎo hé, bái tóu xié lǎo!
May they be happy together for a hundred years, grow old together!
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他们的婚礼充满了喜庆，大家都在祝福他们百年好合。
tā men de hūn lǐ chōng mǎn le xǐ qìng, dà jiā dōu zài zhù fú tā men bǎi nián hǎo hé.
Their wedding was full of joy, everyone was blessing them a hundred years of happiness.
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百年好合是新婚夫妇最美好的祝福。
bǎi nián hǎo hé shì xīn hūn fū qī zuì měi hǎo de zhù fú.
A hundred years of happiness is the best blessing for newlyweds.
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百年好合，永结同心！
bǎi nián hǎo hé, yǒng jié tóng xīn!
A hundred years of happiness, forever united in love!
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这个成语多用于婚礼祝福
zhè ge chéng yǔ duō yòng yú hūn lǐ zhù fú
This idiom is often used in wedding blessings