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<p>[QUOTE="Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 2234763, member: 14066"]Okay..... So.... Back from work now.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Right Scroll characters don't seem to translate directly all too well into English. Perhaps the phrases used simply don't have a direct comparative meaning.</p><p>汉璧秦璆千岁品</p><p><br /></p><p>It 'round-a-bout' speaks of dynasties and products twinkling for a thousand years.</p><p>Which could be taken to mean a wish of longevity and prosperity of family and possessions.</p><p><br /></p><p>汉 - Chinese / Han Dynasty</p><p>璧 - Jade Annulus (An ancient Chinese artifact. A flat jade/glass disc with a circular hole in the middle, though this character can be used to indicate something to be perfect or flawless, as in a product or sentiment)</p><p>秦 - Qin Dynasty</p><p>璆 - Tinkle (as in the twinkling shine you get from a gemstone)</p><p>千 - Thousand</p><p>岁 - Year</p><p>品 - Goods / Products /Article[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 2234763, member: 14066"]Okay..... So.... Back from work now. The Right Scroll characters don't seem to translate directly all too well into English. Perhaps the phrases used simply don't have a direct comparative meaning. 汉璧秦璆千岁品 It 'round-a-bout' speaks of dynasties and products twinkling for a thousand years. Which could be taken to mean a wish of longevity and prosperity of family and possessions. 汉 - Chinese / Han Dynasty 璧 - Jade Annulus (An ancient Chinese artifact. A flat jade/glass disc with a circular hole in the middle, though this character can be used to indicate something to be perfect or flawless, as in a product or sentiment) 秦 - Qin Dynasty 璆 - Tinkle (as in the twinkling shine you get from a gemstone) 千 - Thousand 岁 - Year 品 - Goods / Products /Article[/QUOTE]
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