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有余
刻
kè
上
shàng
莲花
liánhuā
和
hé
鲤鱼
lǐyú
就
jiù
寓意
yùyì
着
zhe
连年
liánnián
有余
yǒuyú
Images of lotus flowers and carps represent "lian nian you yu," having continual surpluses every year.
比
bǐ
上
shàng
不足
bùzú
比
bǐ
下
xià
有余
yǒuyú
Inferior compared to those above, superior compared to those below [Better than some, worse than others].
成语
chéngyǔ
比
bǐ
上
shàng
不足
bùzú
比
bǐ
下
xià
有余
yǒuyú
就是
jiùshì
从
cóng
这里
zhèlǐ
来
lái
的
de
The idiom "Inferior compared to those above, superior compared to those below" emerged here.
这
zhè
不是
bùshì
年年
niánnián
有余
yǒuyú
吗
ma
今儿
jīnr
咱们
zámen
把
bǎ
鱼
yú
都
dōu
带回
dàihuí
去
qù
This is having a plentiful harvest every year. Today, we take all the fish home.
好
hǎo
都
dōu
说
shuō
呢
ne
中国人
Zhōngguórén
过年
guònián
啊
a
鱼
yú
是
shì
肯定
kěndìng
少不了
shǎobuliǎo
的
de
年年
niánnián
有余
yǒuyú
嘛
ma
Alright. As the tradition goes, Chinese must have fish for their New Year for it is a prosperity sign.
因为
yīnwèi
啊
a
鱼
yú
的
de
鱼
yú
和
hé
年年
niánnián
有余
yǒuyú
的
de
余
Yú
是
shì
谐音
xiéyīn
That is because the Chinese word for fish, "yu," is a homonym for the "yu" in the idiom for having a prosperous year.
大家
dàjiā
吃
chī
鱼
yú
啊
a
也就是
yějiùshì
希望
xīwàng
新
xīn
的
de
一
yī
年
nián
能够
nénggòu
年年
niánnián
有余
yǒuyú
有所
yǒusuǒ
结余
jiéyú
Therefore, people eat fish in hopes of having a prosperous year ahead.