生卒年

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	die; soldier; abruptly die; soldier; abruptly; hurriedly	year
simp. and trad. (生卒年)		生	卒	年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngzúnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄗㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ zeot¹ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngzúnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄗㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengzúnián
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-tsu²-nien²
    • Yale: shēng-dzú-nyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengtzwunian
    • Palladius: шэнцзунянь (šɛnczunjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sang¹ zeot¹ nin⁴
    • Yale: sāng jēut nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ dzoet⁷ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ zêd¹ nin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵt̚⁵ niːn²¹/

Noun

生卒年

1. dates of birth and death (usually of a historical figure)

   生卒年不詳。／生卒年不详。  ―  Shēngzúnián bùxiáng.  ―  Dates of birth and death are unknown.

Related terms

• 生年 (shēngnián)
• 卒年 (zúnián)