長命百歲

Chinese

		long-lived; longevous	a hundred years; one's life
trad. (長命百歲)		長命	百歲
simp. (长命百岁)		长命	百岁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): chángmìngbǎisuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чонминбыйсуй (čonminbɨysuy, I-III-I-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ ming⁶ baak³ seoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángmìngbǎisuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángmìngbǎisuèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-ming⁴-pai³-sui⁴
    • Yale: cháng-mìng-bǎi-swèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngminqbaesuey
    • Palladius: чанминбайсуй (čanminbajsuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чонминбыйсуй (čonminbɨysuy, I-III-I-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²⁴ miŋ⁴⁴ pei²⁴ suei⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴ ming⁶ baak³ seoi³
    • Yale: chèuhng mihng baak seui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ ming⁶ baak⁸ soey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ ming⁶ bag³ sêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɪŋ²² paːk̚³ sɵy̯³³/

Idiom

長命百歲

1. live to be a hundred!; live a long life! (expressing good wishes, usually to a child or birthday greetings to older people)