長生不老

See also: 长生不老

Chinese

		to live forever; to have longevity; coffin	not; no	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (長生不老)		長生	不	老
simp. (长生不老)		长生	不	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángshēngbùlǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ sang¹ bat¹ lou⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhòng-sên-put-ló

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángshēngbùlǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángshengbùlǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-shêng¹-pu⁴-lao³
    • Yale: cháng-shēng-bù-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngshengbulao
    • Palladius: чаншэнбулао (čanšɛnbulao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴ sang¹ bat¹ lou⁵
    • Yale: chèuhng sāng bāt lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ sang¹ bat⁷ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ seng¹ bed¹ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhòng-sên-put-ló
    • Hakka Romanization System: congˇ sen´ bud` lo`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cong² sen¹ bud⁵ lo³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ sen²⁴ put̚² lo³¹/

Idiom

長生不老

1. never get old; live forever; ageless; immortal

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (長生不老):

• → Vietnamese: trường sinh bất lão (長生不老)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
長	生	不	老

Idiom

長生不老

1. chữ Hán form of trường sinh bất lão (“immortal”).