chinese reading - The Folk Indication(4)--红豆

hónɡdòu，yòumínɡ xiānɡsīzi，xiànɡzhēnɡ àiqínɡ。WánɡWéi yǒu shī xiānɡsī

红豆，又名“相思子”，象征爱情。王维有诗《相思》：

hónɡdòu shēnɡ nánɡuó，chūnlái fā jǐzhī。yuànjūn duō cǎixié，cǐwù zuì xiānɡsī。

“红豆生南国，春来发几枝。愿君多采撷，此物最相思。”

Adzuki beans or small beans, called a love pea or a love token, is a symbol of romance.

Wang Wei had a poem named xiangsi, one-hearted in English, that

When those red beans come in springtime,

Flushing on your southland branches,

Take home an armful, for my sake,

As a symbol of our love.

zǎo，xiéyīn zǎo；lì，xiéyīn lì。hūnlǐ zhōnɡ duō yònɡ zǎolì，yùyì zǎoshēnɡɡuìzi、zǎo lìzi。

枣，谐音“早”；栗，谐音“立”。婚礼中多用枣栗，寓意“早生贵子”、“早立子”。

枣(zǎo, Date) is homonym for 早(zǎo, means being early).

栗(lì, Chestnut) is homonym for 立(lì, means giving birth to a child).

They are both used in wedding, which mean the new couple can have their own child soon.

húlu，xiànɡzhēnɡ duōziduōfú，yīnwéi húlude zǐ hěnduō，érqiě húlu shēnɡzhǎnɡ de ténɡmàn yǒurú yíɡe jiāzú de fányǎn。

葫芦，象征多子多福，因为葫芦的子很多，而且葫芦生长的藤蔓有如一个家族的繁衍。

shíliú yěshì xiànɡzhēnɡ duōziduōfú。

石榴也是象征多子多福。

Bottle gourd, with plenty of seeds which symbolizes plenty of offspring plus and plenty of good fortune.

Besides, its vines just like a woman who gives birth to as many children as she can.

Pomegranate also symbolizes plenty of offspring plus and plenty of food fortune.