五福捧壽 in Chinese

IPA: /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: wǔfúpěngshòu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄥˇ ㄕㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wǔfúpěngshòu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄥˇ ㄕㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], wǔfúpěngshòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wu³-fu²-pʻêng³-shou⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wǔ-fú-pěng-shòu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], wuufwupeengshow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], уфупэншоу [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ufupɛnšou [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 五福捧寿 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: "Five fortunes offering long life"; the bat (蝙蝠) is associated with fortune (福) due to homophony. Etymology templates: {{zh-m|蝙蝠|tr=-}} 蝙蝠, {{zh-m|福|tr=-}} 福 Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 五福捧壽

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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄥˇ ㄕㄡˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "wu³-fu²-pʻêng³-shou⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "уфупэншоу"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ufupɛnšou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "五福捧壽"
}

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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄥˇ ㄕㄡˋ"
    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄥˇ ㄕㄡˋ"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu³-fu²-pʻêng³-shou⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wǔ-fú-pěng-shòu"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
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    },
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        "Palladius",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "уфупэншоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ufupɛnšou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "五福捧壽"
}

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"五福捧壽" meaning in Chinese

Noun