上周收到德國客戶馬丁的郵件，說有事相求，原來是他買了一件T shirt，上面印有幾個漢字，他穿著衣服上街時碰到中國人看著他的shirt笑，所以他覺得這幾個漢字會不會意思比較古怪呢？因為一直很擔心這件事，以至于他寫了封郵件發到中國來詢問，這位德國老人家跟這幾個字較上真了。
蘇菲一直忙，拖延沒回，真是抱歉，趁今天周末，白天睡了午覺，難得可以在電腦邊安靜下來，趕緊給這位老人家回封信安慰一下吧。希望這位先生不要再較真了，只是一件衣服嘛。
仔細一看不禁啞然失笑，其中兩個繁體字確實有些蹊蹺，按照蘇菲自己理解，應該是想表達“和氣生財”的意思，但衣服上好像寫成“和氣和發”了，準確地講應該是不對的，但是這些漢字萬里迢迢到德國境地能理解成這樣，也算是不錯了，想來意思也是有些關聯的，思索之后請他不要過于擔心，只是與成語本身不完全一樣，作為中國人，蘇菲還是能夠明白商家想表達的意思。希望他能夠一如繼往地喜歡那件衣服，不要為此較真了。但是為他好學好問的精神點贊。
最后祝這位來自德國的先生好運連連吧。
Dear Martin,
I'm fine, thanks for your message.
Sorry recently I haven't seen this mailbox, so may be missed your email.
As you said that Rosenheim is in summer, suzhou also during it's high temperature summer days, always very hot outside. only in the morning or at nightfall the people want to go out for
runing or playing. the children favor to play in water park.
I have seen the Chinese character on your shirt, infact two characters is the traditional Chinese characters, seems similar as the means "harmony brings wealth", this is the idiom but the Characters seems not exactly the same words, but easy can understand the expression means, so I guess the people feels alittle strange, the Chinese idiom for similar means as below:
和 氣 生 財
和 氣means "harmony" , 生 means "bring", 財 means" wealth";
but the last word "財:always link with its verb"發”, and formed the term as "發財"means make the fortune, or make the wealth;
so may be characters on your shirt want to express the same means but words not exactly same with the idiom, even so, I guess most Chinese people can understand this kind and nice characters which teach the people be harmony to do things with others, this will bring good luck and bring wealth, just like that.
so please don't worry the meaning could be something odd. meaning is good only the characters not exactly same with the traditional idiom but with similar means.
also there's the simplified Chinese character of this idiom which seems more simple:”和氣生財”, and also "發財”can be simple write as "發財" which seems more simple.
please kindly be noted, and Wish you a successful and lucky week.
