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福 · Why it's hung upside down
A pun you can see: upside-down 福 sounds exactly like fortune arriving.
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福fúgood fortune, blessing
谐音 · THE PUN
倒 ≈ 到
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倒 | dào | upside down |
| 到 | dào | to arrive |
福倒了 means the 福 is upside down. It sounds identical to 福到了: fortune has arrived. So the character goes on the door upside down on purpose, and every visitor says the lucky sentence out loud without meaning to.
说这个 · SAY THIS
Fú dào le!福倒了!The 福 is upside down! / Fortune has arrived!
Xīnnián kuàilè!新年快乐!Happy New Year!
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A one-page Chinese lesson from the HSK 0 set, filed under 文 · Culture. A pun you can see: upside-down 福 sounds exactly like fortune arriving.
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The source: 福 in the dictionary.
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