New Members levih Posted February 13, 2020 at 11:15 AM New Members Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 at 11:15 AM Hi, I would really appreciate if someone could help me with the translation of this. Its a piece of a jewel. Bought it as a kid in a Chinese jewerly shop, if i remember corrertly. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted February 13, 2020 at 01:27 PM Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 at 01:27 PM 祿 lu "prosperity" Just for the record, since this comes up a lot, there are four auspicious characters commonly used on jewelry and such: 福 fu "good fortune" 祿 lu "prosperity" 壽 shou "longevity" 喜 xi "happiness" And if you find a mark on the base of your made-yesterday vase, it probably reads 乾隆年製 Qianlong nian zhi "Made in the Reign of Qianlong." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Zhou Yang Posted February 13, 2020 at 03:32 PM New Members Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 at 03:32 PM Not searching the dictionary, I remember 禄 originally means the salary that the officers got in ancient China . Now it is extended to fortune or the promote in your career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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