嵩壽

Chinese

		lofty; name of a mountain in Henan	(long) life
trad. (嵩壽)		嵩	壽
simp. (嵩寿)		嵩	寿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sōngshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥ ㄕㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sōngshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: songshòu
    • Wade–Giles: sung¹-shou⁴
    • Yale: sūng-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: songshow
    • Palladius: суншоу (sunšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

Adjective

嵩壽

1. long-lived

Synonyms

• 高壽／高寿 (gāoshòu)

Noun

嵩壽

1. (honorific) age at death (used in obituaries, for centenarians)

   享嵩壽一百零一歲 [MSC, trad.]
   享嵩寿一百零一岁 [MSC, simp.]

   xiǎng sōngshòu yībǎi líng yī suì [Pinyin]

   passed away at 101

See also

• 得年 (dénián) (for people dying at under 30 years old)
• 享年 (xiǎngnián) (for people dying at 30-59 years old)
• 享壽／享寿 (xiǎngshòu) (for people dying at 60-89 years old)
• 耆壽／耆寿 (qíshòu) (for people dying at 90-99 years old)

References

• “Entry #146285”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.