20 Best Korean Idioms
for Weddings
Elegant four-character idioms for cash envelopes, speeches, and wedding cards.
Eternal Love
4 Idioms
백년해로
百年偕老Grow old together for a hundred years
The most classic wedding congratulation idiom. Elevates cash envelope messages.
비익연리
比翼連理Wings side by side, branches intertwined — deep conjugal bond
Poetically expresses deep spousal bonds. Elevates speech quality.
해로동혈
偕老同穴Age together, share the same grave — eternal love
Stronger expression of eternal love than Baeknyeon-haero. For formal speeches.
금슬상화
琴瑟相和Lute and harp in harmony — marital harmony
Musical metaphor for marital harmony. Especially fitting for music-loving couples.
Happiness & Blessing
4 Idioms
천생연분
天生緣分A match made in heaven
Blesses fateful encounters. For couples who met through matchmaking or chance.
부창부수
夫唱婦隨Husband leads, wife follows — marital harmony
Traditional marital harmony expression. Now used in a modernized sense of mutual support.
가화만사성
家和萬事成When the family is harmonious, all things succeed
Wishes harmony for the new family. Especially fitting when parents give speeches.
천작지합
天作之合A union made by heaven — perfect match
A compliment that the couple is a perfect match. Often used in officiant speeches.
Prosperity & Future
4 Idioms
만수무강
萬壽無疆May you live ten thousand years — long life and health
Blessing of health and longevity. For speeches to elders.
다남다복
多男多福Many children, many blessings
Traditional blessing. In modern use, softened to mean "may happiness abound."
화목일가
和睦一家A harmonious family
Blesses harmony of the new family. Simple and warm.
영원무궁
永遠無窮Eternal and endless
Wishes eternal love. Concise enough for cash envelope messages.
Deep Bonds
4 Idioms
이심전심
以心傳心Heart to heart — wordless understanding
Unspoken bond between spouses. Especially meaningful for long-time couples.
동고동락
同苦同樂Sharing both hardship and joy together
Captures the essence of married life. For realistic yet warm speeches.
일심동체
一心同體One heart, one body — united as one
Directly expresses the meaning of marriage as two becoming one.
거안사위
擧案齊眉Raise the tray to eyebrow height — mutual respect between spouses
Expresses mutual respect in marriage. Fitting for elegant speeches.
Sample Wedding Messages
"Wishing you Baeknyeon-haero — may you grow old together in love and happiness."
"A Cheonsaeng-yeonbun couple! May you share Donggo-donglak and find Geumsul-sanghwa."
"Gahwa-mansaseong. May your harmonious home bring success in all things."
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