long-legged spider; omen of joy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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long-legged spider (common name for 蟏蛸); considered a sign of good luck
In traditional Chinese folk belief, seeing this spider descend from the ceiling is considered an auspicious omen (喜兆) that brings good news, hence the name 'happy spider' or 'joyful spider'.
Jīn今
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
wǒ我
kàn看
jiàn见
yī一
zhī只
xǐ喜
zhū蛛
cóng从
fáng房
liáng梁
shang上
chuí垂
xià下
lái来
。
This morning I saw a long-legged spider hanging down from the roof beam.
Mín民
jiān间
chuán传
shuō说
xǐ喜
zhū蛛
bào报
xǐ喜
，
kàn看
dào到
tā它
huì会
yǒu有
hǎo好
shì事
fā发
shēng生
。
Folklore says the happy spider brings good news; seeing it means good things will happen.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhī蜘
zhū蛛
de的
xué学
míng名
shì是
xiāo蟏
shāo蛸
，
dàn但
rén人
men们
gèng更
xǐ喜
huan欢
jiào叫
tā它
xǐ喜
zhū蛛
。
The scientific name for this spider is xiāo shāo, but people prefer to call it xǐ zhū.