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海屋添筹
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海屋添筹

海屋添筹 — “A metaphor for immense longevity”

海屋添筹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for immense longevity”. Often used to express wishes for a long and prosperous life. Literally, “Add tallies to the sea house”.

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海屋添筹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

海屋添筹 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
屋
wū9house, room, building
添
tiān11add, increase, or supplement
筹
chóu13plan or raise funds

Example Sentence with 海屋添筹

在爷爷的八十大寿上,大家纷纷祝愿他海屋添筹,福寿安康。
At Grandpa's eightieth birthday celebration, everyone wished him immense longevity and good health.

Origin and Story of 海屋添筹

Legend has it that in ancient times, three old men met and inquired about each other's ages.

One said he couldn't recall his exact age, only remembering his acquaintance with Pangu in his youth.

Another claimed that every time he witnessed the sea transform into mulberry fields, he would add a tally stick, and by then, his tally sticks could fill ten houses.

The third old man stated that the pits from the celestial peaches he had eaten, which he discarded at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, had now grown to be as tall as Kunlun Mountain itself.

Idioms Related to 海屋添筹

Synonyms of 海屋添筹

  • shòu寿bǐ比nán南shān山Live as long as the Southern Mountain
  • hǎi海wū屋chóu筹tiān添wish someone a very long life

More idioms starting with 海

  • hǎi海bù不yáng扬bō波profound peace and tranquility
  • hǎi海bù不bō波yì溢calm and peaceful, free from trouble
  • hǎi海zhōng中lāo捞yuè月make a futile attempt
  • hǎi海nèi内cún存zhī知jǐ己,,tiān天yá涯ruò若bǐ比lín邻Bosom friends make distant lands seem near
  • hǎi海nèi内wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
  • hǎi海nèi内dàn澹rán然universal peace and order
  • hǎi海nèi内dǐng鼎fèi沸widespread unrest and turmoil
  • hǎi海běi北tiān天nán南far apart as north sea and south sky
  • hǎi海xiào啸shān山bēng崩overwhelming and rapidly approaching force
  • hǎi海wài外qí奇tán谈groundless absurd talk or rumors
  • hǎi海wài外fú扶yú余a distant foreign land
  • hǎi海yàn宴hé河qīng清universal peace and tranquility

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Questions about 海屋添筹

What does 海屋添筹 mean?

海屋添筹 (hǎi wū tiān chóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for immense longevity”.

How do you pronounce 海屋添筹?

海屋添筹 is pronounced hǎi wū tiān chóu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 海屋添筹 literally mean?

Literally, 海屋添筹 means “Add tallies to the sea house”. It is used to mean “a metaphor for immense longevity”.

Where does 海屋添筹 come from?

海屋添筹 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.

What is the Chinese definition of 海屋添筹?

海屋:寓言中堆存记录沧桑变化筹码的房间;筹:筹码。旧时用于祝人长寿。

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