促歲壽

Chinese

		to hurry; to rush; to hasten to hurry; to rush; to hasten; near; to promote	lifespan
trad. (促歲壽)		促	歲壽
simp. (促岁寿)		促	岁寿

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiak-hèr-siū / chhek-hè-siū / chhek-hòe-siū

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiak-hèr-siū
    • Tâi-lô: tshiak-hèr-siū
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhek-hè-siū
    • Tâi-lô: tshik-hè-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhekheasiu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹⁻⁵³ siu³³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhek-hòe-siū
    • Tâi-lô: tshik-huè-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhekhoeasiu
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hue²¹⁻⁴¹ siu³³/

Verb

促歲壽

1. (Southern Min) to have one's allotted portion of life reduced (by having and getting more than one deserves, by adopting bad habits, etc.)

Synonyms

• 折壽／折寿 (zhéshòu)