New Members mrsjonathan Posted September 20, 2012 at 08:31 PM New Members Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 at 08:31 PM can anyone tell me what these symbols mean? they are metal and have hooks on the back to hang on the wall. all the pictures are sideways the top is the right end. the last one is very similar to a print i have on a mug that is labeled "Happiness" ...??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuehanHao Posted September 21, 2012 at 02:30 AM Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 at 02:30 AM With an assist from my wife on the second, perhaps they should be 囍 - double happiness (used for weddings) 祿 - good fortune 壽 - long life 福 - happiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysun731 Posted September 21, 2012 at 03:30 AM Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 at 03:30 AM 囍(double喜)-双喜临门，double celebration, usually used in decoration for wedding. 禄-good fortune, rich 夀(寿)-long life 福-fortune, luck, blessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members mrsjonathan Posted September 21, 2012 at 10:53 AM Author New Members Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 at 10:53 AM thank you! I am also doing some painting and i like decorating with "chinese" style of stuff. I need four characters, four words... In English here we would probably Live, Laugh, Love, Dance or something down that line. Would that be wierd in chinese? or what would you do in china? ;)) I'd like for it to be different characters than the ones I already have... I saw on a different post something about Body, Mind, Spirit, maybe something down that line??? would there be a fourth word I could add to that???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted September 21, 2012 at 06:09 PM Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 at 06:09 PM "Live" is a bit of a problem to translate. If you mean it in terms of "live life well", Chinese don't usually have a set character for that. "活" is probably the closest translation, but it means more to live ones life in a neutral sense (your day-to-day life), and not an exhortation. e.g. the movie "To Live" is "活着", but if you've seen that movie, you'll know that "To Survive" is probably a more accurate translation. I would suggest "夀" instead, although it really means "wish you long life", it's a much more common character, and in fact is one of your origional four. Laugh: 笑 Love: 愛 Dance: 舞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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