白壽

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	(long) life
trad. (白壽)		白	壽
simp. (白寿)		白	寿

Etymology

From viewing the character 白 (“white”) as 百 (“hundred”) minus 一 (“one”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báishòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báishòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báishòu
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-shou⁴
    • Yale: bái-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairshow
    • Palladius: байшоу (bajšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

白壽

1. age of ninety-nine