竹苞松茂

Chinese

		bamboo	flower calyx; luxuriant; profuse	pine	luxuriant
trad. (竹苞松茂)		竹	苞	松	茂
simp. #(竹苞松茂)		竹	苞	松	茂

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 189 (《詩經·小雅·斯干》):

如竹苞矣、如松茂矣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Rú zhú bāo yǐ, rú sōng mào yǐ. [Pinyin]

[Has the palace arisen], firm as the roots of a clump of bamboos,
[With its roof] like the luxuriant head of a pine tree.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhúbāosōngmào

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄠ ㄙㄨㄥ ㄇㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhúbāosōngmào
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄠ ㄙㄨㄥ ㄇㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhúbaosongmào
    • Wade–Giles: chu²-pao¹-sung¹-mao⁴
    • Yale: jú-bāu-sūng-màu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwubausongmaw
    • Palladius: чжубаосунмао (čžubaosunmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

竹苞松茂

1. Symbolizes prosperity of family, used to celebrate someone moving to a new residence or on the person's birthday.