hǎi​wū​tiān​chóu

to wish an elderly person a long life

Senses

海屋添筹/ 海屋添籌 hǎi​wū​tiān​chóu to wish an elderly person a long life

A phrase used to wish an elderly person a happy birthday and long life, based on a legend of an old man who added a counting rod to his house every time the sea changed into a field; also written as 海屋筹添 hǎi​wū​chóu​tiān

References

variant 海屋添筹/海屋添籌 海屋筹添/海屋籌添