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 ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ sing¹ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòuxīnggōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • 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

1. (Chinese folk religion, Taoism) god of longevity
2. (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