Hoon
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I'm not sure whether Westerner can get the idea from the writing below.
Thanks in advance.
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Title : “福” in China, Korea.
福 word is often seen on gate and front entrance of house in this season before new year in lunar calendar. (We spend Lunar New Year.)
福 is Chinese character which means “good luck”.
The funny thing is that they put the letter upside down.
(By the way Westerner normally doesn’t notice it due to difficulties of Chinese characters.)
Why we put it upside down? In Chinese, the sounds of “福 upside down” is exactly same way as the sounds of “福 comes”.
Thanks in advance.
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Title : “福” in China, Korea.
福 word is often seen on gate and front entrance of house in this season before new year in lunar calendar. (We spend Lunar New Year.)
福 is Chinese character which means “good luck”.
The funny thing is that they put the letter upside down.
(By the way Westerner normally doesn’t notice it due to difficulties of Chinese characters.)
Why we put it upside down? In Chinese, the sounds of “福 upside down” is exactly same way as the sounds of “福 comes”.