海屋添籌
hǎi​wū​tiān​chóu

to wish an elderly person a long life

  • created reference approved 海屋添筹/海屋添籌 → 海屋筹添/海屋籌添 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    海屋添筹 / 海屋添籌 hǎi​wū​tiān​chóu

    海屋筹添 / 海屋籌添 hǎi​wū​chóu​tiān

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  • created sense approved 海屋添筹/海屋添籌 · hǎi​wū​tiān​chóu · to wish an elderly person a long life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|海屋籌添|hai3 wu1 chou2 tian1]]

    海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea 屋 (literal) → 屋 · wū · house 添 (literal) → 添 · tiān · to add 筹 (literal) → 筹/籌 · chóu · chip

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