益壽延年

Chinese

		to prolong life	to prolong life
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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìshòuyánnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshowyannian
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik¹ sau⁶ jin⁴ nin⁴
  - Yale: yīk sauh yìhn nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ sau⁶ jin⁴ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ seo⁶ yin⁴ nin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯²² jiːn²¹ niːn²¹/

Idiom

益壽延年

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

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