Spring Couplets
Top - The name of our house (in the old seal script)
Hua2 - Flower, China
Mei3 - Beautiful, America
Shan1 - Mountain
Xiu4 - Elegant, Graceful
Wu1 - House, Home
Beautiful flower, graceful mountain home
China/America elegant mountain home
Left
Tian1 - Heaven
Ya2 - Edge
Lai2 - Come
Ke4 - Guest
Cha2 - Tea
Dang1 - As, Like
Jiu3 - Wine
Guests come from the ends of the world, we serve tea like wine.
Right
Yi2 - One, First
Jian4 - Meet, See
Ru2 - Like
Gu4 - Old, Former, Friend
Jiu3 - Wine
Dang1 - As, Like
Cha2 - Tea
Even though we are just meeting, we feel like old friends. We serve wine
like tea.
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ling3 - awaiting, main point yi4 - different biao1 - object xin1 - new er4 - 2 yue4 - month hua1 - flower
zheng4 ban3 qiao2 a scholar from the Qing Dynasty (1693-1765) Anticipating the springtime, when the flowers come and everything is different and new.
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shan1 - get rid of fan2 - numerous, manifold, jiu4 - move towards jian3 - simple san1 - 3 qiu1 - autumn shu4 - tree
in late autumn the numerous disappear, in the move toward simplicity the bare tree stands alone. |
Other Chinese Calligraphy, Writings, etc.
Yang3 Sheng1 Yao2 Health Preserving Poem
ri4 chu1dong1 hai3 luo4 xi1 shan1 - The sun rises in the eastern sea and sets in the western mountains.
chou2 ye3 yi1 tian1 xi3 ye3 yi1 tian1 - Unhappy it's one day, or happy it's still one day.
yu4 shi4 bu4 zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1 - when meeting a situation, don't hesitate to let it go. (Literally: don't drill to the end of the cow's horn.) (Don't take unnecessary pains to study an insoluble problem.)
ren2 ye3 shu1 tian3, xin1 ye3 shu1 tian3. (then you'll be) comfortable in body and heart.
shi4 shei2 gong4 gei3 ji3 duo1 qian2, dou1 ye3 bu4 xian2 shao3 ye3 bu4 xian2. Who supplies your money? Don't be agitated if there is a lot of it or not much.
shao3 huen1 duo1 su4 ri4 san1 can1, cu1 ye3 xiang1 tian2 xi4 ye3 xiang1 tian2. A little meat and lots of vegetables, three meals every day. Eating good food or poor food, enjoy the fragrance and the flavor.
xin1 jiu4 yi1 shan1 bu4 tiao1 jian3, hao3 ye3 yu4 han2 lai4 ye3 yu4 han2. Don't worry if your clothes are new or old. Either will protect you from the cold.
Chang2 yu3 zhi4 you3 liao2 liao2 tian1, jin1 ye3 tan2 tan2 gu3 ye3 tan2 tan2. Frequently chat with your friends. Talk about the current situation and the past.
quan2 jia1 lao3 shao4 hu4 wei4 mian3, qiong2 ye3 xiang1 an1 fu4 ye3 xiang1 an1. The whole family, the elderly and the young, support each other. There is peace when rich or poor.
nei4 sun1 wai4 sun1 tong2 shi4 kan4, er2 ye3 huan1 xi3 nu3 ye3 huan1 xi3. Grandchild with your last name, grandchild without your name, are looked upon the same. Son and daughter are both happy.
zao3 wan3 cao1 lao2 qin2 duan4 liang4, mang2 ye3 le4 guan1 xian2 ye3 le4 guan1. Work hard from morning to evening. exercise well. When busy you're optimistic, when relaxed you're optimistic.
xin1 kuan1 ti3 jian4 yang3 tian1 nian2, bu2 shi4 shen2 xian1 sheng4 si4 shen2 xian1. An open heart and a strong healthy body will maintain you to the heavenly years. You will not be an immortal, but better than an immortal.
