福如東海,壽比南山
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Chinese[edit]
May your happiness and good fortune be boundless like the East Sea. | Long may you live! | |||
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trad. (福如東海,壽比南山) | 福如東海 | , | 壽比南山 | |
simp. (福如东海,寿比南山) | 福如东海 | , | 寿比南山 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
福如東海,壽比南山
- May your happiness and good fortune be boundless like the East Sea, and may you live as long as the South Mountain!
Usage notes[edit]
Usually said on someone's birthday. Traditional and formal.