雙鯉魚
Chinese
two; double; pair two; double; pair; both |
carp, especially the common carp | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雙鯉魚) | 雙 | 鯉魚 | |
| simp. (双鲤鱼) | 双 | 鲤鱼 | |
| Literally: “two carp”. | |||
Etymology
From a Han-dynasty poem, titled Ballad of Watering Horses in a Ditch by the Great Wall (《飲馬長城窟行》):
- 客從遠方來，遺我雙鯉魚。
- From: Han dynasty, Ballad of Watering Horses in a Ditch by the Great Wall (《飲馬長城窟行》), translation from The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry (2010) by Tony Barnstone and Chou Ping
- Kè cóng yuǎnfāng lái, yí wǒ shuāng lǐyú.
Hū ér pēng lǐyú, zhōng yǒu chǐ sùshū.
Cháng guì dú sùshū, shū zhōng yì hérú?
Shàng yán jiā cānfàn, xià yán cháng xiāngyì. [Pinyin] - From a far land a traveler came
and left me two carp.
I asked my children to cook the fish
and inside they found a silk letter.
I knelt long and read the letter.
What did that letter say?
It started, Try to eat.
and ended, I miss you always.
呼兒烹鯉魚，中有尺素書。
長跪讀素書，書中意何如？
上言加餐飯，下言長相憶。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
客从远方来，遗我双鲤鱼。
呼儿烹鲤鱼，中有尺素书。
长跪读素书，书中意何如？
上言加餐饭，下言长相忆。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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