喜壽
Chinese
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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiishow
- IPA (key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: hei2 sau6
- Yale: héi sauh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei2 sau6
- Guangdong Romanization: héi2 seo6
- IPA (key): /hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Noun
喜壽
- age of seventy-seven
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