| 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 / CL:扇 / gateway / doorway / CL:个 / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) |