千(せん)客(きゃく)万(ばん)来(らい)

せんきゃくばんらい
noun
doing a roaring trade; a constant stream of customers
idiom
1. a constant stream of customers; doing a roaring trade
A four-character idiom describing a shop or business visited by an endless flow of customers. Literally 'a thousand guests, ten thousand comings.'
千(せん)客(きゃく)万(ばん)来(らい)で大繁盛(だいはんじょう)だ。
Customers keep pouring in and business is booming.
新装開店(しんそうかいてん)の店(みせ)は千(せん)客(きゃく)万(ばん)来(らい)のにぎわいだった。
The newly reopened shop was bustling with a constant stream of customers.
招(まね)き猫(ねこ)を置(お)くと千(せん)客(きゃく)万(ばん)来(らい)になると言(い)われている。
It is said that placing a beckoning cat brings a steady flood of customers.

A celebratory idiom used to describe or wish for a business thronged with customers. Frequently appears alongside 商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう) on lucky charms and shop decorations.

Common collocations

  • 千(せん)客(きゃく)万(ばん)来(らい)を願(ねが)う: to wish for a stream of customers
  • 千(せん)客(きゃく)万(ばん)来(らい)のにぎわい: bustle of endless customers

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Compare: 商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう) (prosperous business)
Related: 招(まね)き猫(ねこ) (beckoning cat, lucky cat figurine)
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Added 2026.7.20 3:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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