喜壽

Chinese

		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
trad. (喜壽)		喜	壽
simp. (喜寿)		喜	寿

Etymology

The cursive form of 喜 looks like 七十七 (qīshíqī, “seventy-seven”) written vertically.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² sau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐshòu
    • 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/
• 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/

Noun

喜壽

1. age of seventy-seven