高壽

Chinese

		high; tall	(long) life
trad. (高壽)		高	壽
simp. (高寿)		高	寿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāoshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ sau⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-siū / ko-siū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāoshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshòu
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-shou⁴
    • Yale: gāu-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushow
    • Palladius: гаошоу (gaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ sau⁶
    • Yale: gōu sauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ sau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ seo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-siū
    • Tâi-lô: koo-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kosiu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ siu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-siū
    • Tâi-lô: ko-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koisiu
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ siu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² siu²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ siu³³/

Adjective

高壽

1. long-lived (usually in blessings)

Noun

高壽

1. (honorific) your venerable age; the age of an elderly person

   您高壽？／您高寿？  ―  Nín gāoshòu?  ―  May I ask how old you are?

See also

• 貴庚／贵庚 (guìgēng)
• 貴甲子／贵甲子