米壽

See also: 米寿

Chinese

		rice; metre	(long) life
trad. (米壽)		米	壽
simp. (米寿)		米	寿

Etymology

From the decomposition of the shape of 米 as 八十八 (bāshíbā, “eighty-eight”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǐshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǐshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǐshòu
  - Wade–Giles: mi³-shou⁴
  - Yale: mǐ-shòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miishow
  - Palladius: мишоу (mišou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

米壽

age of eighty-eight

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