賀壽

Chinese

		congratulate	(long) life
trad. (賀壽)		賀	壽
simp. (贺寿)		贺	寿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hèshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁶ sau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hèshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hèshòu
    • Wade–Giles: ho⁴-shou⁴
    • Yale: hè-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehshow
    • Palladius: хэшоу (xɛšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁶ sau⁶
    • Yale: hoh sauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁶ sau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁶ seo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²² sɐu̯²²/

Verb

賀壽

1. to celebrate someone's birthday (usually that of an elderly person)

Synonyms

• 祝壽／祝寿 (zhùshòu)