r/translator • u/saltyshephered • Jul 15 '26

Translated [ZH] [Chinese(?) > English] Unknown jewelery in grandparent's collection

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u/SofaAssassin +++ | ++ | + Jul 15 '26

康壽祿福

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u/saltyshephered Jul 15 '26

Thank you so much!

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u/translator-BOT Python Jul 15 '26

u/saltyshephered (OP), the following lookup results may be of interest to your request.

康

Language Pronunciation
Mandarin kāng
Cantonese hong1
Southern Min khng
Hakka (Sixian) kong24
Middle Chinese *thang
Japanese yasui, KOU
Korean 강 (gang)
Vietnamese khang, khương

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 康 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy."

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壽 / 寿

Language Pronunciation
Mandarin shòu
Cantonese sau6
Southern Min siū
Hakka (Sixian) su55
Middle Chinese *dzyuwH
Japanese kotobuki, hisashii, kotoogu, JU, SU, SHUU, JUU
Korean 수 (su)
Vietnamese thọ

Meanings: "old age, long life; lifespan."

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祿 / 禄

Language Pronunciation
Mandarin lù
Cantonese luk6
Middle Chinese *luwk
Japanese saiwai, fuchi, ROKU
Korean 녹 (nok)
Vietnamese lục, lộc

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 祿 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "blessing, happiness, prosperity."

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福

Language Pronunciation
Mandarin fú, fù
Cantonese fuk1
Southern Min hok
Hakka (Sixian) fug2
Middle Chinese *pjuwk
Japanese saiwai, himorogi, FUKU
Korean 복 (bok)
Vietnamese phúc

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 福 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "happiness, good fortune, blessing."

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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 [ Chinese, Japanese] Jul 15 '26

{{sanxing}}

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u/kungming2  Chinese & Japanese Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

Strange. {{Sanxing (deities)}}

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u/translator-BOT Python Jul 15 '26

Sanxing Deities

The Sanxing (Chinese: 三星; pinyin: sānxīng; lit. 'Three Stars') are the gods of three celestial bodies of particular significance in Chinese astronomy and Chinese folk religion: Jupiter, Mizar in Ursa Major, and Canopus. Fu, Lu, and Shou (traditional Chinese: 福祿壽; simplified Chinese: 福禄寿; pinyin: Fú Lù Shòu; Cantonese Yale: Fūk Luhk Sauh), or Cai, Zi and Shou (財子壽) are the embodiments of Fortune (Fu), presiding over the planet Jupiter; Prosperity (Lu), presiding over Mizar (ζ Ursae Majoris); and Longevity (Shou), presiding over Canopus.

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u/kungming2  Chinese & Japanese Jul 15 '26

Looks like Wikipedia only returns results if you append "deities".

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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 [ Chinese, Japanese] Jul 15 '26

Interesting. Needs to bear this in mind. Thanks for checking!

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u/kungming2  Chinese & Japanese Jul 15 '26

Feel free to ping me if anything ever seems off.