Meaning of 万福
万福 means traditional women's greeting performed by clasping hands and moving them up and down at the chest while slightly bowing. Pronounced wàn fú.
- traditional women's greeting performed by clasping hands and moving them up and down at the chest while slightly bowing
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
nǚ女
zǐ子
jiàn见
miàn面
shí时
cháng常
cháng常
xíng行
wàn万
fú福
lǐ礼
。
Women in ancient times often performed the wanfu greeting when meeting each other.
Tā她
shuāng双
shǒu手
bào抱
quán拳
zài在
xiōng胸
qián前
，
xíng行
le了
yī一
gè个
wàn万
fú福
。
She clasped her hands in front of her chest and performed a curtsy.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wàn万
fú福
de的
lǐ礼
jié节
zài在
Qīng清
dài代
fēi非
cháng常
liú流
xíng行
。
This kind of wanfu etiquette was very popular during the Qing Dynasty.
Jiàn见
dào到
zhǎng长
bèi辈
，
tā她
lián连
máng忙
dào道
le了
yī一
gè个
wàn万
fú福
。
Upon seeing her elder, she hurriedly performed a respectful greeting.