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213:. The rebus of "Wu Fu Lin Men" is created by five grouped bats. Many Chinese people would post up the "Wu Fu Lin Men" red paper on their home, to wish the Five good fortune will come to their home in the coming year. They hope every family member can get the "Fu", so that everyone will be lucky afterward. They hope the "Lu" will enable their family members to embrace honor or status in their job, so that they can gain prosperity. They hope the "Shou" will let the elderly to have a long life. They hope the "Xi" will enable the young couple to get married or enable the married couples to have babies. They hope the "Cai" (wealth, Chinese:
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