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sau6
shou4
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[1] [n] longevity; life span; old age
[2] [n] (usu of elderly people) birthday
[3] [adj] funerary; for burial
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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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壽 / 寿 |
This word has been viewed 15292 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Apr 2011 15:19
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長壽麵
coeng4 sau6 min6 chang2 shou4 mian4 = long life noodles; longevity noodles
壽命
sau6 ming6 shou4 ming4 = life expectancy; life span
長壽
coeng4 sau6 chang2 shou4 = long life; long-lived; longevity
壽桃
sau6 tou4 shou4 tao2 = birthday peaches
壽衣
sau6 ji1 shou4 yi1 = burial clothes
拜壽
baai3 sau6 bai4 shou4 = congratulate an (elderly) person on his birthday
萬壽果
maan6 sau6 gwo2 = papaw, pawpaw
壽司
sau6 si1 shou4 si1 = sushi
壽眉
sau6 mei4 shou4 mei2 = shoumei tea
壽幛
sau6 zoeng3 = a birthday scroll
壽頭
sau6 tau4 = a nitwit, a sucker, a moron 粵
人壽保險
jan4 sau6 bou2 him2 = life insurance
壽麵
sau6 min6 shou4 mian4 = longevity noodles
長壽的
coeng4 sau6 dik1 chang2 shou4 de5 = [adj] longevous, timeproof 國
壽板
sau6 baan2 = a coffin 粵
壽材
sau6 coi4 shou4 cai2 = a coffin
壽禮
sau6 lai5 shou4 li3 = birthday present (for an old person)
壽辰
sau6 san4 shou4 chen2 = birthday (of an old person)
多福多壽
do1 fuk1 do1 sau6 = happiness and longevity
阿壽
aa3 sau6 = a stupid person
福壽
fuk1 sau6 fu2 shou4 = felicity and longevity
福壽膏
fuk1 sau6 gou1 = opium
倒米壽星
dou2 mai5 sau6 sing1 = a disservice-doer 粵
陽壽
joeng4 sau6 yang2 shou4 = predestined life-span
冥壽
ming4 sau6 = to celebrate the birthday of someone after they have died
壽仔
sau6 zai2 = an idiot 粵
萬壽無疆
maan6 sau6 mou4 goeng1 wan4 shou4 wu2 jiang1 = (used to be said to emperors) to be immortal; of one's years to be boundless
大壽
daai6 sau6 da4 shou4 = Grand Birthday Celebration for elders
福祿壽
fuk1 luk6 sau6 fu2 lu4 shou4 = fortune, prosperity, longevity
延年益壽
jin4 nin4 jik1 sau6 yan2 nian2 yi4 shou4 = prolong the years of one's life; increase one's longevity
阿福阿壽
aa3 fuk1 aa3 sau6 a1 fu2 a1 shou4 = every Tom, Dick, and Harry 粵
福壽雙全
fuk1 sau6 soeng1 cyun4 fu2 shou4 shuang1 quan2 = enjoy both good fortune and longevity
壽比南山
sau6 bei2 naam4 saan1 shou4 bi3 nan2 shan1 = live a long life; enjoy longevity
漢壽
hon3 sau6 han4 shou4 = Hanshou (place in Hunan)
仁壽
jan4 sau6 ren2 shou4 = Renshou (place in Sichuan)
延壽
jin4 sau6 yan2 shou4 = Yanshou (place in Heilongjiang)
壽豐鄉
sau6 fung1 hoeng1 shou4 feng1 xiang1 = Shoufeng (village in Taiwan)
壽光
sau6 gwong1 shou4 guang1 = Shouguang (city in Shandong)
壽陽
sau6 joeng4 shou4 yang2 = Shouyang (place in Shanxi)
壽縣
sau6 jyun6 shou4 xian4 = Shou county (county in Anhui)
壽寧
sau6 ning4 shou4 ning2 = Shouning (place in Fujian)
壽王墳
sau6 wong4 fan4 shou4 wang2 fen2 = Shouwangfen (place in Hebei)
壽終正寢
sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2 shou4 zhong1 zheng4 qin3 = die a natural death of old age in one's bed
壽酌
sau6 zoek3 shou4 zhuo2 = a banquet or feast by which an alderly person's birthday is celebrated
福祿壽三星
fuk1 luk6 sau6 saam1 sing1 fu2 lu4 shou4 san1 xing1 = the three stars for happiness, fortune and longevity
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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