延年益壽

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánniányìshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ nin⁴ jik¹ sau⁶

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

Idiom

延年益壽

(of tonics, etc.) to prolong life; to promise longevity

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