五福捧壽

Chinese

		five	good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname	hold or offer with both hands	(long) life
trad. (五福捧壽)		五	福	捧	壽
simp. (五福捧寿)		五	福	捧	寿

Etymology

"Five fortunes offering long life"; the bat (蝙蝠) is associated with fortune (福) due to homophony.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔfúpěngshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄥˇ ㄕㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔfúpěngshòu
    • 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/

Noun

五福捧壽

1. traditional auspicious Chinese pattern featuring five bats circling a stylized 壽／寿 (shòu, “long life”) character