<p>This is what I got: 万古XXX永存，千秋XX振乾坤。 A picture with higher resolution would be helpful for a complete answer.</p>

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2014-01-30T23:52:38.167Z
@agripop: Wow thanks, please wait for the higher-res image because I have to ask it again to my daughter-in-law. :)
mrjimoy_05
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2014-02-01T12:22:42.673Z
@agripop: Hello, I updated the image. Please have a check :)
mrjimoy_05
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2014-02-01T23:41:44.240Z
Looks like 万古桃园喜永存, 千秋羕x振乾坤 to me...
user58955
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2014-02-02T01:23:13.970Z
@user58955 [春](http://images.gg-art.com/dictionary/dcontent.php?word=%B4%BA&sub1.x=0&sub1.y=0) and [年](http://images.gg-art.com/dictionary/dcontent.php?word=%C4%EA&sub1.x=0&sub1.y=0) are written in typical cursive script. "存" looks more similar to [在](http://images.gg-art.com/dictionary/dcontent.php?word=%D4%DA&sub1.x=0&sub1.y=0), but I'm not sure either.
Stan
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2014-01-30T13:12:30.947Z
2014-01-30T13:12:30.947Z
agriprop
<p>So far I can read most of the characters on this picture, except 1 character.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>The characters on the center is: 忠義 (zhong1yi4 - Tiong-gī), which
means: <strong>Loyalty</strong> and is related to the story of <a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%90%E7%BE%A9" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the three
brothers</a>. (Thanks to Question Overflow)</p></li>
<li><p>The characters on the left is: 千秋羕 <strong>[x]</strong> 振乾坤.</p></li>
<li><p>The characters on the right is: 萬古桃園喜永存.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Does anyone can read the character mark as <strong>[x]</strong> on the left side? I tried to google like "萬古桃園喜永存", or "萬古桃園喜永存, 千秋羕 ..", but found nothing. Many thanks.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/L3a99.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2014-01-30T13:09:26.090Z
Could you maybe post a higher-res image? It's rather difficult to make anything out in the photo you posted.
Cocowalla
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2014-01-30T15:04:55.807Z
忠義 is read from RTL and [the story of the three brothers](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%90%E7%BE%A9).
杨以轩
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2014-01-31T00:13:43.757Z
The are some characters covered by the flowers.
fefe
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2014-02-01T12:22:24.000Z
@fefe: Hello, I updated the image, please have a check :)
mrjimoy_05
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2014-02-01T12:23:47.617Z
@Cocowalla: Hello, I updated the image, please have a check :)
mrjimoy_05
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2014-02-01T14:35:22.177Z
Hmm, http://i.stack.imgur.com/ isn't blocked any more ... 上聯 (right hand side) is `萬古桃園春永在`, 下聯 (left hand side) is `千秋華年振乾坤`. 橫批 is just like what QuestionOverflow has said, `忠義`.
Stan
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2014-02-02T02:45:07.473Z
@Stan: Thanks, but what does it means? I tried to Google Translate it but it's incomprehensible.. I tried to separate it into a single character to get the original meaning of each character but I can't construct the sentence.
mrjimoy_05
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2014-02-02T11:50:34.990Z
萬古(for a very long time) 桃園(the place where ["the story of the three brothers"](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%90%E7%BE%A9) happened) 春(spring) 永在(lasts forever); 千秋(for a very long time) 華年(youth) 振(be the leading actors of) 乾坤(heaven and earth). I think it needs a little knowledge of Chinese culture to understand it well ... However this couplet isn't a good example for learning, because it hasn't followed all the strict rules for couplets.
Stan
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Does anyone recognize the characters written on this home shrine?
# Does anyone recognize the characters written on this home shrine?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-30)

So far I can read most of the characters on this picture, except 1 character.

* The characters on the center is: 忠義 (zhong1yi4 - Tiong-gī), which
  means: **Loyalty** and is related to the story of [the three
  brothers](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%90%E7%BE%A9). (Thanks to Question Overflow)
* The characters on the left is: 千秋羕 **[x]** 振乾坤.
* The characters on the right is: 萬古桃園喜永存.

Does anyone can read the character mark as **[x]** on the left side? I tried to google like "萬古桃園喜永存", or "萬古桃園喜永存, 千秋羕 ..", but found nothing. Many thanks.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/L3a99.jpg)

**Tags:** meaning, characters, character-identification, traditional-characters, classical-chinese

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Could you maybe post a higher-res image? It's rather difficult to make anything out in the photo you posted.  
> **username_2**: 忠義 is read from RTL and [the story of the three brothers](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%90%E7%BE%A9).  
> **username_3**: The are some characters covered by the flowers.  
> **username_0**: @username_3: Hello, I updated the image, please have a check :)  
> **username_0**: @username_1: Hello, I updated the image, please have a check :)  
> **username_4**: Hmm, http://i.stack.imgur.com/ isn't blocked any more ... 上聯 (right hand side) is `萬古桃園春永在`, 下聯 (left hand side) is `千秋華年振乾坤`. 橫批 is just like what QuestionOverflow has said, `忠義`.  
> **username_0**: @username_4: Thanks, but what does it means? I tried to Google Translate it but it's incomprehensible.. I tried to separate it into a single character to get the original meaning of each character but I can't construct the sentence.  
> **username_4**: 萬古(for a very long time) 桃園(the place where ["the story of the three brothers"](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%90%E7%BE%A9) happened) 春(spring) 永在(lasts forever); 千秋(for a very long time) 華年(youth) 振(be the leading actors of) 乾坤(heaven and earth). I think it needs a little knowledge of Chinese culture to understand it well ... However this couplet isn't a good example for learning, because it hasn't followed all the strict rules for couplets.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2014-01-30. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

This is what I got: 万古XXX永存，千秋XX振乾坤。 A picture with higher resolution would be helpful for a complete answer.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: @agripop: Wow thanks, please wait for the higher-res image because I have to ask it again to my daughter-in-law. :)  
> **username_0**: @agripop: Hello, I updated the image. Please have a check :)  
> **username_6**: Looks like 万古桃园喜永存, 千秋羕x振乾坤 to me...  
> **username_4**: @username_6 [春](http://images.gg-art.com/dictionary/dcontent.php?word=%B4%BA&sub1.x=0&sub1.y=0) and [年](http://images.gg-art.com/dictionary/dcontent.php?word=%C4%EA&sub1.x=0&sub1.y=0) are written in typical cursive script. "存" looks more similar to [在](http://images.gg-art.com/dictionary/dcontent.php?word=%D4%DA&sub1.x=0&sub1.y=0), but I'm not sure either.  

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