Magpie is a relatively common bird in life, and in many Chinese mythological stories, magpies are symbols of good fortune. And the magpie's call is "chirping, chirping", the harmonic sound is like "happy things to home, happy things to home", so as soon as you hear the magpies calling, people think that there will be good things happening, in fact, most of the magpies call mean that good things are coming, and happy things are coming.
Symbolizes auspiciousness
The magpie name represents auspiciousness, so many people will hang the magpie painting as a decoration of the home on the wall, implying auspiciousness and hope that everything will be like a fish. Two magpies facing each other are called "Happy Encounter"; adding a copper coin in the middle of the two magpies is called "Joy in front of you"; if there is a badger and a magpie looking above and below the tree, it is called "Happy Heaven and Earth".
Symbolizes the sages
The magpie's call is pleasant, and no matter what time, the frequency and tone of the magpie's call are the same, just like those Confucian and sages who have adhered to it for ten years and have a constant belief, so in ancient times the magpie was often regarded as a model of the sage, and everyone wanted to have the same quality as the magpie.
Hearing the magpies at different times also has different meanings, and if you hear the magpies calling from 11 o'clock in the evening to 1 a.m., it is an auspicious sign that there will be relatives visiting the family, and it will also bring happy events to make the host's family happy.
(Zhang Yaozhong)