<p>the calligraphy is &quot;福如东海&quot; in Chinese.</p>
<p>In English, it means &quot;May your happiness be as vast as the East Sea&quot;. It's often used to wish someone immense good fortune or blessings.</p>
<p>福: Fortune, luck, happiness, blessings</p>
<p>如: As, like</p>
<p>东海: The East Sea (referring to the East China Sea)</p>
<p>As requested, the words on the right hand side is &quot;吾兒俊林留念&quot;.</p>
<p>吾兒: For my son</p>
<p>俊林: Jun Lin, his/her son's name</p>
<p>留念: as a souvenir</p>

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2023-07-02T00:34:51.447Z
You might want to translate the texts on the right too.
r13
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2023-07-12T21:53:23.000Z
added as requested.
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<p>I own this painting with Chinese calligraphy I would Very grateful for help with a translation.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance. Dre<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1maSK.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1maSK.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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Help translating calligraphy
# Help translating calligraphy

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-07-01)

I own this painting with Chinese calligraphy I would Very grateful for help with a translation.

Thank you in advance. Dre[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1maSK.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/1maSK.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-07-01. Score: 3

the calligraphy is "福如东海" in Chinese.

In English, it means "May your happiness be as vast as the East Sea". It's often used to wish someone immense good fortune or blessings.

福: Fortune, luck, happiness, blessings

如: As, like

东海: The East Sea (referring to the East China Sea)

As requested, the words on the right hand side is "吾兒俊林留念".

吾兒: For my son

俊林: Jun Lin, his/her son's name

留念: as a souvenir

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: You might want to translate the texts on the right too.  
> **username_1**: added as requested.  

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