| 五福临门 |
wǔ fú lín mén |
lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death) / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year) |
| 五 |
wǔ |
five / 5 |
| 福 |
Fú |
surname Fu / abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 |
| 福 |
fú |
good fortune / happiness / luck |
| 临 |
lín |
to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before |
| 临门 |
lín mén |
to arrive home / facing one's home / home-coming / (soccer) facing the goalmouth |
| 门 |
Mén |
surname Men |
| 门 |
mén |
gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇) / valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth; knack; method; approach / family; household; lineage / (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class; category; division; phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal) |