喜壽

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy 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
(Pinyin): xǐshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² sau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐshòu
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-shou⁴
  - Yale: syǐ-shòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiishow
  - Palladius: сишоу (sišou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² sau⁶
  - Yale: héi sauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² sau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² seo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯²²/

Noun

喜壽

age of seventy-seven

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