米壽

See also: 米寿

Chinese

		rice; meter	(long) life
trad. (米壽)		米	壽
simp. (米寿)		米	寿

Etymology

From the decomposition of the shape of 米 as 八十八 (bāshíbā, “eighty-eight”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǐshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mǐshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miishow
  - IPA ^(key): /mi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

米壽

age of eighty-eight

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