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

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy

鱼

yú

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])

生

shēng

to be born

火

huǒ

fire

,

,

肉

ròu

meat

生

shēng

to be born

痰

tán

phlegm

,

,

青

qīng

abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province

菜

cài

vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])

豆

dòu

legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4])

腐

fu

decay

保

bǎo

to defend; to protect; to keep

平

píng

flat

安

ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful