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  sau6   jyutping
  shou4   pinyin
[1] [n] longevity; life span; old age
[2] [n] (usu of elderly people) birthday
[3] [adj] funerary; for burial




Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 14
Level: 1
Radical: (#33)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
壽 / 寿

This word has been viewed 13388 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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detail  coeng4 sau6 min6  chang2 shou4 mian4 = long life noodles; longevity noodles
detail  sau6 ming6  shou4 ming4 = life expectancy; life span
detail  coeng4 sau6  chang2 shou4 = long life; long-lived; longevity
detail  sau6 tou4  shou4 tao2 = birthday peaches
detail  sau6 ji1  shou4 yi1 = burial clothes
detail  baai3 sau6  bai4 shou4 = congratulate an (elderly) person on his birthday
detail  maan6 sau6 gwo2   = papaw, pawpaw
detail  sau6 si1  shou4 si1 = sushi
detail  sau6 mei4  shou4 mei2 = shoumei tea
detail  sau6 zoeng3   = a birthday scroll
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