乐福鞋

樂福鞋

lèfúxié

noun

Measure Word

一双乐福鞋 shuāng

Meanings

1 loafers
2 slip-on dress shoes

Characters

happy (phonetic 'lo-')

fortune (phonetic '-fer')

Examples

他今天穿了一双黑色乐福鞋。

Tā jīntiān chuān le yī shuāng hēisè lèfúxié.

He's wearing a pair of black loafers today.

乐福鞋搭西装很得体。

Lèfúxié dā xīzhuāng hěn détǐ.

Loafers pair appropriately with a suit.

Tips

memory

乐福 = 'le-fu' is a phonetic borrowing of English 'loafer'. The characters happen to mean 'happiness + fortune', which makes it an especially auspicious loan. Compare 豆豆鞋 (studded driving loafers) — 乐福鞋 is the broader slip-on category.

Stroke Order

乐 lè

福 fú

鞋 xié