奧運福娃的由來

福娃（英語：Fuwa，原稱Friendlies）是2008年在北京舉行的第29屆奧運會的吉祥物，於2005年11月11日、距離本屆奧運會開幕恰好1000天時正式發布問世。

The Fuwa (formerly Friendlies, Chinese: 福娃; pinyin: Fúwá; literally "Good-luck dolls") are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They were announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on November 11, 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.

福娃共有五個小夥伴，分別叫做：「福娃貝貝」、「福娃晶晶」、「福娃歡歡」、「福娃迎迎」、「福娃妮妮」，這五個名字連起來即諧音「北京歡迎你」。福娃五夥伴分別代表著奧運五環的藍、黑、紅、黃、綠五色，並化裝為魚、大熊貓、奧林匹克聖火、藏羚羊、燕子的形象，並飾有中國傳統藝術的圖紋，各象徵「繁榮」、「歡樂」、「激情」、「健康」、「好運」，向世界傳遞友誼、和平、進取之精神及人與自然和諧相處之願望。

The Fuwa consists of five members according to the traditional five elements: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. Each of the five names is designed to look like a plausible name for a small child, but when put together, they sound nearly identical to the phrase "Běijīng huānyíng nǐ" which means "Beijing welcomes you". Each of the five figures also represents one of the five Olympic Rings.但是... 聽說奧運福娃來自... But... some says Olympic Fuwa comes from...