How to Say ‘"Fu" is upside down’ in Simplified Chinese
福倒了
fú dào le
[fú dào le]
💬 Usage Tip: 倒 (dào) "upside down" sounds exactly like 到 (dào) "arrive". So 福倒了 "fu is upside down" sounds the same as 福到了 "fortune has arrived".
Phrase Breakdown
福
fú
[fú]
good fortune; blessing
Luck and happiness; here the posted character.
大家都希望有福。
Everyone hopes for good fortune.
倒
dào
[dào]
upside down; inverted
Turned the wrong way up; sounds like 到 'to arrive', a New Year pun.
杯子倒了。
The cup is upside down.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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