喜壽
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Chinese
[edit]to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad |
(long) life | ||
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trad. (喜壽) | 喜 | 壽 | |
simp. (喜寿) | 喜 | 寿 |
Etymology
[edit]The cursive form of 喜 looks like 七十七 (qīshíqī, “seventy-seven”) written vertically.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sǐshòu
- Wade–Giles: hsi3-shou4
- Yale: syǐ-shòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiishow
- Palladius: сишоу (sišou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hei2 sau6
- Yale: héi sauh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei2 sau6
- Guangdong Romanization: héi2 seo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]喜壽
- age of seventy-seven