hǎi​wū​chóu​tiān

to wish an elderly person a long life

  • created sense approved 海屋筹添/海屋籌添 · hǎi​wū​chóu​tiān · to wish an elderly person a long life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    海屋筹添 / 海屋籌添

    hǎi​wū​chóu​tiān

    to wish an elderly person a long life

    (variant form) to wish someone a long life, literally meaning adding a counting rod to the house by the sea every time the ocean turns into a field

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

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