壽終正寢

Chinese

		(long) life	end; finish
trad. (壽終正寢)		壽	終	正寢
simp. (寿终正寝)		寿	终	正寝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ zung¹ zing³ cam²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showjongjenqchiin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁶ zung¹ zing³ cam²
  - Yale: sauh jūng jing chám
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ dzung¹ dzing³ tsam²
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ zung¹ jing³ cem²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɐm³⁵/

Idiom

壽終正寢

to die at a ripe old age

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