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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔfúlínmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufwulinmen
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔfúlínmén
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu³⁵ lin³⁵ mən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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

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.

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