tán guān xiāng qìng

弹 冠 相 庆

Level:

IP L6

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derogcongratulate each other on the prospect of getting good appointments; congratulate each other and dust off their old official's hats (in anticipation of fat jobs upon hearing of a mutual friend's appointment to a high post)
- mài guó yǒu shǎng hàn jiān tán guān xiāng qìng
  卖国有赏，汉奸弹冠相庆。
  Treason is rewarded and traitors are jubilant over their new appointments and honours.

Note
1."弹" cannot be pronounced as "dàn" in "弹冠相庆"; 2."冠" cannot be pronounced as "guàn" in "弹冠相庆".

弹冠相庆