延年益壽

Chinese

		to prolong life; to pray for a good harvest	to prolong life
trad. (延年益壽)		延年	益壽
simp. (延年益寿)		延年	益寿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánniányìshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ nin⁴ jik¹ sau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánniányìshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánniányìshòu
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-nien²-i⁴-shou⁴
    • Yale: yán-nyán-yì-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannianyihshow
    • Palladius: яньняньишоу (janʹnjanʹišou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ nin⁴ jik¹ sau⁶
    • Yale: yìhn nìhn yīk sauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ nin⁴ jik⁷ sau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ nin⁴ yig¹ seo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ niːn²¹ jɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯²²/

Idiom

延年益壽

1. (of tonics, etc.) to prolong life; to promise longevity