yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān
Traditional: 魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安
鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 (yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān) is a Chinese word meaning “fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy”.
Meanings
- 1fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy
Characters in 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安
鱼yú · fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born火huǒ · fire肉ròu · meat生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born痰tán · phlegm青qīng · green菜cài · vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])豆dòu · legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) (variant of 豆[dou4])腐fǔ · decay保bǎo · to defend; to protect; to keep平píng · flat安ān · (bound form) calm; peaceful