寿山福海 — “Longevity like mountains, fortune like the sea”
寿山福海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wish someone a long life as enduring as the mountains and boundless good fortune as vast as the sea; a traditional felicitous wish for longevity and prosperity”. Literally, “Longevity like mountains, fortune like the sea”.
寿山福海 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 寿山福海 mean?
寿山福海 (shòu shān fú hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wish someone a long life as enduring as the mountains and boundless good fortune as vast as the sea; a traditional felicitous wish for longevity and prosperity”.
How do you pronounce 寿山福海?
寿山福海 is pronounced shòu shān fú hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寿山福海 literally mean?
Literally, 寿山福海 means “Longevity like mountains, fortune like the sea”. It is used to mean “to wish someone a long life as enduring as the mountains and boundless good fortune as vast as the sea; a traditional felicitous wish for longevity and prosperity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寿山福海?
寿象山那样久，福象海那样大。旧时用于祝人长寿多福。