五福臨門

Chinese

		the five blessings	to be next to one's door; to come to the house; to arrive home
trad. (五福臨門)		五福	臨門
simp. (五福临门)		五福	临门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔfúlínmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ fuk¹ lam⁴ mun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔfúlínmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔfúlínmén
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-fu²-lin²-mên²
    • Yale: wǔ-fú-lín-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufwulinmen
    • Palladius: уфулиньмэнь (ufulinʹmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ lin³⁵ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ fuk¹ lam⁴ mun⁴
    • Yale: ńgh fūk làhm mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ fuk⁷ lam⁴ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ fug¹ lem⁴ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ fʊk̚⁵ lɐm²¹ muːn²¹/

Idiom

五福臨門

1. may the five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue and a natural death)

Usage notes

Usually used as an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year.