It might be 新萬門 (Sun Man Moon), moon being “gates”, but can’t be sure; pretty blurry. Might help if we know of the context of the words or what they might refer to? Looks like the “brand” of their sedan
If this is what it says, then “Man Moon” could be a place, and “Sun” means “New”. Kind of like New York, New England, New Hampshire etc
There seems to be a “Man Moon” fishing village in Taiwan (萬門漁村).
Here is a picture of another sedan chair, made in Taichung, with a similar “brand plaque” in front, with the last character also as “門” (gates or refers to a clan/family or organisation)
Sun means new. So may be it is the name of a local Cantonese Theater company ? The excessive ornaments of theatrical characters on the sedan may be an indication of it carrying an actor? This is by pure speculation though. ....
Your choice of word matches well. "New Ten-thoursand Door" to me means new door (opening to) numerous (happiness). Definitely a wish for the passenger. Regards, Peter
The plaque in the black & white photo appears to be much smaller than the Taiwanese one, so it might be the brand name of the sedan manufacturer rather than a blessing.
I think most likely "門" is the mysterious character, but "德" is also a good guess.
Greetings. This piece of memory of the term spoken by my grandma has just come back. 過門 (passing door) refers to a woman who had changed door (from that of her family house to the husband's), and sounds to me classical as well as romantic. So, 門 (door) is my only choice. Regards, Peter
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It might be 新萬門 (Sun Man Moon), moon being “gates”, but can’t be sure; pretty blurry. Might help if we know of the context of the words or what they might refer to? Looks like the “brand” of their sedan
If this is what it says, then “Man Moon” could be a place, and “Sun” means “New”. Kind of like New York, New England, New Hampshire etc
There seems to be a “Man Moon” fishing village in Taiwan (萬門漁村).
https://www.expedia.com.tw/Cua-Van-Fishing-Village.dx553248634335675138…
Maybe the operators of the sedan chair services were from there, and moved to HK and named their new business “New Man Moon”?
best wishes
Vanessa
Bridal sedan chair
Here is a picture of another sedan chair, made in Taichung, with a similar “brand plaque” in front, with the last character also as “門” (gates or refers to a clan/family or organisation)
Zoom in on the sedan picture
http://activity.pts.org.tw/hakka/ProgramC/Template1B_Content.aspx?PNum=…
it says (right to left, Cantonese phonetics):
Tai Chung (台中)
Sun Sing Do Moon (神聖道門)
Sedan Chair
hello,
I also cannot recognize the Chinese character but I suspect it is the character 福，so it reads 新萬福sun maan fok。
Maan Fok Toi is the legendary theatre for Cantonese Opera on Foshan, China 。 Toi is word for stage.
Reference: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%87%E7%A6%8F%E5%8F%B0
Sun means new. So may be it is the name of a local Cantonese Theater company ? The excessive ornaments of theatrical characters on the sedan may be an indication of it carrying an actor? This is by pure speculation though. ....
Cheers, Victoria
Bridal Sedan Chair
Your choice of word matches well. "New Ten-thoursand Door" to me means new door (opening to) numerous (happiness). Definitely a wish for the passenger. Regards, Peter
A smaller plaque
The plaque in the black & white photo appears to be much smaller than the Taiwanese one, so it might be the brand name of the sedan manufacturer rather than a blessing.
I think most likely "門" is the mysterious character, but "德" is also a good guess.
re: Sedan chair sign
Thanks for all the input on this. It's a shame that the characters aren't any clearer.
I'll keep a look out for other similar photos, in case they can clarify the type of message the sign showed.
Regards, David
Sign on Bridal Sedan Chair
Greetings. This piece of memory of the term spoken by my grandma has just come back. 過門 (passing door) refers to a woman who had changed door (from that of her family house to the husband's), and sounds to me classical as well as romantic. So, 門 (door) is my only choice. Regards, Peter