五福捧壽
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Chinese
[edit]five | good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname |
hold or offer with both hands | (long) life | ||
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trad. (五福捧壽) | 五 | 福 | 捧 | 壽 | |
simp. (五福捧寿) | 五 | 福 | 捧 | 寿 |
Etymology
[edit]"Five fortunes offering long life"; the bat (蝙蝠) is associated with fortune (福) due to homophony.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄥˇ ㄕㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔfúpěngshòu
- Wade–Giles: wu3-fu2-pʻêng3-shou4
- Yale: wǔ-fú-pěng-shòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufwupeengshow
- Palladius: уфупэншоу (ufupɛnšou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]五福捧壽
- traditional auspicious Chinese pattern featuring five bats circling a stylized 壽/寿 (shòu, “long life”) character