五福臨門
Chinese
| the five blessings | to be next to one's door; to come to the house; to arrive home | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (五福臨門) | 五福 | 臨門 | |
| simp. (五福临门) | 五福 | 临门 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ng5 fuk1 lam4 mun4
- Hakka (Changting, Changting Pinyin): ng3 fu2 deng2 meng2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǔfúlínmén
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔfúlínmén
- Wade–Giles: wu3-fu2-lin2-mên2
- Yale: wǔ-fú-lín-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufwulinmen
- Palladius: уфулиньмэнь (ufulinʹmɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ lin³⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng5 fuk1 lam4 mun4
- Yale: ńgh fūk làhm mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng5 fuk7 lam4 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: ng5 fug1 lem4 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍¹³ fʊk̚⁵ lɐm²¹ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Changting)
- Changting Pinyin: ng3 fu2 deng2 meng2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍⁴² fu²⁴ teŋ²⁴ meŋ²⁴/
- (Changting)
Idiom
五福臨門
- may the five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue and a natural death)
Usage notes
Usually used as an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year.
References
- 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “五福临门”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 721.