1 梅紅富貴開 Plum blossoms red draping in magnificent abundance,
2 喜鵲報春來 And joyous magpies announcing the coming of spring.
3 東君微一笑 The Lord of the East Wind in gentle smiles,
4 和合更喝彩 Peace and Harmony will cheer even more.
1 富貴 literally means the rich and the nobility in which they have plenty in everything of luxury. Hence flowers blooming in profusion is a good omen - 花開富貴. Even for a bad omen, like the shattering of a plate, glass etc. into many pieces, this would be uttered as in Western superstition of saying “touch wood”.
2 Magpies are one of the first birds to be seen when spring is near. Hence a joyous occasion for winter to end.
3. The Chinese sun god.
4. This refers to the Twin Immortals of Peace and Harmony, 和合二仙. Most probably the depiction of寒山 and 拾得.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-He_Er_Xian
Sunday, January 29, 2023
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