华封三祝
huà​fēng​sān​zhù

wishes for longevity, wealth, and many sons

  • created reference approved 华封三祝/華封三祝 → 华祝三多/華祝三多 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    华封三祝 / 華封三祝 huà​fēng​sān​zhù

    华祝三多 / 華祝三多 huà​zhù​sān​duō

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 华封三祝/華封三祝 · huà​fēng​sān​zhù · wishes for longevity, wealth, and many sons — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    华封三祝 / 華封三祝

    huà​fēng​sān​zhù

    wishes for longevity, wealth, and many sons

    A congratulatory expression used to wish someone happiness, wealth, and many children; based on a story from the "Zhuangzi" in which an official from the area of [[华|華|hua4]] offered these three wishes to Emperor [[尧|堯|yao2]].

    huá​fēng​sān​zhù

    华 (literal) → 华/華 · huà · Mount Hua 封 (literal) → 封 · fēng · border 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 祝 (literal) → 祝 · zhù · to wish

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