福如東海,壽比南山

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Chinese

May your happiness and good fortune be boundless like the East Sea. Long may you live!
trad. (福如東海,壽比南山) 福如東海 壽比南山
simp. (福如东海,寿比南山) 福如东海 寿比南山

Pronunciation


Idiom

福如東海,壽比南山

  1. May your happiness and good fortune be boundless like the East Sea, and may you live as long as the South Mountain!

Usage notes

Usually said on someone's birthday. Traditional and formal.