學英語環遊世界 第397:雲旅行!六個關於招財貓的有趣小知識

1. Another name for maneki-neko is

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'money cat." 招財貓的另一個名字也叫金錢

貓。

2. A maneki-neko with its left paw up is

to bring business， and a maneki-neko

with its right paw up is to bring money

and good fortune.招財貓若舉左爪會帶來人

氣、增加生意;而舉起右爪則是帶來財富和運

氣。

3. Sometimes there are maneki-neko with

both paws raised in the air. It means to !

bring both business and money, and can

also represent protection. 有時會有招財貓兩

只爪子都舉起在空中。這意味着同時帶來業務和

金錢，也可以代表保護。

4. Maneki-neko with different colors have

different example， a white

maneki-neko is for happiness， and a

green maneki-neko is for good health.

不同顏色的招財貓也有不同意義。例如，白色的

招財貓帶來幸福，而綠色招財貓代表健康。

5. The maneki-neko often holds a big

coin was worth a lot of money

150 years ago.

招財貓通常會拿着一個大硬幣。

這個硬幣在一百五十年前是很大的一筆錢。

6. Some people also say that the position

of the paw makes a higher

the paw is raised, the more luck the

maneki-neko will bring.

有些人說爪子舉起的高度也有不同意義。爪子舉

得越高，招財貓帶來的福氣越多。

《文章出處: It's a Big World 地圖集，Live

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