dōng
hǎi

idiom

Meaning of 福如东海

福如东海 means happiness as boundless as the Eastern Sea; may your good fortune be immense. Pronounced fú rú dōng hǎi.

  • happiness as boundless as the Eastern Sea; may your good fortune be immense

Definitions & Examples

Jīn
tiān
shì
ye
shí
shòu寿
 
men
zhù
dōng
hǎi
 
shòu寿
nán
shān
 

Today is Grandpa's 80th birthday; we wish him boundless happiness and eternal life.

Shēng
shang
xiě
zhe
 
Zhù
nín
dōng
hǎi
cháng
liú
shuǐ
 
shòu寿
nán
shān
lǎo
sōng
 

The birthday card reads: "May your happiness flow eternally like the Eastern Sea, and may your life be as enduring as the immortal pine of the Southern Mountains."