吉庆 [
jí qìng]
auspicious
propitious
happy
- 一桌菜少则15个,多则24个不等,并且讲究鸡鱼(谐吉庆有余之意)三鲜齐备。
Food table at least 15 to as many as 24 range, and about fish, chicken (meaning more than Hing harmonic) Sanxian in place. - 人们用“鲤鱼跳龙门”寓意事业有成和梦想的实现,“鱼”还有吉庆有余、年年有余的蕴涵。
People said cyprinoid jump over dragon door, and it's means make good winning and achieve the dreams. Fish always means full of luck and full of mammon in the every year. - 这是孙中山和宋庆龄结婚后,宋庆龄母亲补送给他们的结婚礼物,为苏绣「吉庆有馀」百子图被面。
This quilt cover was a wedding gift to Dr Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling from Soong's mother. The "Hundred Sons" motif is traditional Chinese auspicious symbol for newlyweds.