Ha! I knew this answer, but Fay beat me to it, which is a good thing, cause for the life of me I could not remember exactly. I read a book once that had a character trying to use a book of symbology to give a meaninful gift-she ended up using cranes, turtles and bamboo.
WOW! Nice fish lanterns. I like the old Malay style windows too.
ReplyDeleteHaha, this one I know. "fish" = "鱼", which has exactly the same sound as "余" in Chinese，meaning abundance, affluence, richness, etc.
ReplyDelete2 thumbs up! I really like the symbolism and artistic quality of these gold fish lanterns. Just wondering if these were made by local artist?
ReplyDeleteGreat photo. These fish are certainly eye catching. They're lovely.
ReplyDeletetres bonne photo. ces poissons sont superbes. tres belles decorations (j'aime beaucoup les bulles d'air)
ReplyDeletevery good photograph. these fish are superb. very beautiful decorations (I like much the bubbles of air)
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ReplyDeletehaha...i know , i know~~~
and so big fish....we have to put in the fridge...or salt.
:))
Neat commentary! I love the fish in the picture.
ReplyDeleteNian2 nian2 you3 yu2...abundance every year!
ReplyDeleteI wonder the tails and fins can be used to "fly kite"...?
But these lanterns are cute...so puffy!
Ha! I knew this answer, but Fay beat me to it, which is a good thing, cause for the life of me I could not remember exactly. I read a book once that had a character trying to use a book of symbology to give a meaninful gift-she ended up using cranes, turtles and bamboo.
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