贴福字

貼福字

tiē fúzì

phrase

Meanings

HSK 5

过年贴福字是传统。

Guònián tiē fúzì shì chuántǒng.

Pasting up the 福 character for New Year is tradition.

HSK 5

奶奶贴福字的时候总是倒着贴。

Nǎinai tiē fúzì de shíhou zǒngshì dào zhe tiē.

When Grandma puts up the 福 character, she always pastes it upside down.

culture

The character is often hung upside down because 倒 (inverted) sounds like 到 (arrive) - so 福倒了 becomes a pun for fortune has arrived (福到了).

贴 tiē

福 fú

字 zì