What this supposed to mean?

bazza
 December 30, 2007, 02:07 PM posted in General Discussion

 

Looks like: 

联陈
麒贺

...but doesn't seem to make much sense. 

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wolson
 December 30, 2007, 07:19 PM

United Chen (???) congratulation I can not seem to translate the character in the lower left quadrant. I don't agree with your rendition ofthe character but I can not find anything that is better either. This character may be the key to the overall meaning.

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bazza
 December 30, 2007, 10:13 PM

Yeah I think that one probably is wrong, but can't find a better match.

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bazza
 December 30, 2007, 11:37 PM

I think it's meant to be ready vertically as 陈贺 seems to be a word. http://www.zdic.net/cd/ci/7/ZdicE9Zdic99Zdic88270620.htm Meaning to compliment or congratulate.

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bazza
 December 30, 2007, 11:46 PM

That's pretty cool dictionary site actually, you can even look up by radical. http://www.zdic.net/zd/bs/

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bazza
 December 31, 2007, 08:52 PM

Another unsolvable mystery then, eh?

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wolson
 January 02, 2008, 09:09 PM

Neat Dictionary. 陈贺is a congratulations. But I have never seen simplified written vertically in the manner of the traditional characters. What was the context of these characters?

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bazza
 January 02, 2008, 11:13 PM

Menu for a Thai restaurant. It also said: 新 年 快 乐

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RJ
 January 03, 2008, 01:35 AM

for new years,"couplets", which are paired sayings, are often put on doors and they are usually read vertical. Could this be one?