益壽延年

Chinese

		to prolong life	to prolong life; to pray for a good harvest
trad. (益壽延年)		益壽	延年
simp. (益寿延年)		益寿	延年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìshòuyánnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik¹ sau⁶ jin⁴ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìshòuyánnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìshòuyánnián
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-shou⁴-yen²-nien²
    • Yale: yì-shòu-yán-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshowyannian
    • Palladius: ишоуяньнянь (išoujanʹnjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik¹ sau⁶ jin⁴ nin⁴
    • Yale: yīk sauh yìhn nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ sau⁶ jin⁴ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ seo⁶ yin⁴ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯²² jiːn²¹ niːn²¹/

Idiom

益壽延年

1. Synonym of 延年益壽／延年益寿 (yánniányìshòu, “(of tonics, etc.) to prolong life; to promise longevity”)