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

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])

shēng

to be born

huǒ

fire

,

ròu

meat

shēng

to be born

tán

phlegm

,

qīng

abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province

cài

vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])

dòu

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

fu

decay

bǎo

to defend; to protect; to keep

píng

flat

ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful