富贵寿考

富貴壽考
fùguìshòukǎo
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 wealth, status, and longevity
  2. 2 the three classical blessings of an ideal life

Examples

Gǔrén yǐ fùguìshòukǎo wéi rénshēng zuì dà de fúfèn.
The ancients regarded wealth, rank, and long life as life's greatest blessings.
Zhù nín fùguìshòukǎo, fúzé miáncháng.
Wishing you wealth, status, longevity, and lasting good fortune.

Tips

culture
富贵寿考 packs three classical blessings into four characters: (wealth), (high status), and 寿 (long life — here is an archaic word for old age, not 'examine'). It overlaps with the more common (wǔfú, five blessings) and is mostly seen on traditional birthday scrolls and in literary writing.
memory
Don't read as 'test' here. In classical Chinese means 'old / aged' (as in 寿 = long-lived). Think of an old grandfather ( lǎo, old) — originally depicted a stooped elder.

Stroke Order

guì
寿 shòu
kǎo