白壽

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	(long) life
trad. (白壽)		白	壽
simp. (白寿)		白	寿

Etymology

From viewing the character 白 (“white”) as 百 (“hundred”) minus 一 (“one”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báishòu

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báishòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báishòu
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-shou⁴
  - Yale: bái-shòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairshow
  - Palladius: байшоу (bajšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

白壽

age of ninety-nine

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