壽星公

Chinese

		Star of Longevity; God of Longevity; person whose birthday is being celebrated	just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
trad. (壽星公)		壽星	公
simp. (寿星公)		寿星	公

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shòuxīnggōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ sing¹ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shòuxīnggōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shòusinggong
  - Wade–Giles: shou⁴-hsing¹-kung¹
  - Yale: shòu-syīng-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showshinggong
  - Palladius: шоусингун (šousingun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁶ sing¹ gung¹
  - Yale: sauh sīng gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ sing¹ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ xing¹ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

壽星公

(Chinese folk religion, Taoism) god of longevity
(chiefly Cantonese) birthday man (man whose birthday it is)

Derived terms

壽星公吊頸——嫌命長／寿星公吊颈——嫌命长

See also

壽星婆／寿星婆

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