壽 (sau6) — funerary; for burial in Cantonese
sauˍ₆壽简 寿
Mandarin Pinyin: shou4
Meaning of 壽
nounfunerary; for burial
noun(usu of elderly people) birthday
nounlongevity; life span; old age
nounlongevity
Example Sentences with 壽
sikˍ₆食go˗₃個sauˍ₆壽baauˉ¹包。
Eat a longevity bun.
aa˗₃阿maaˉ¹媽zingˉ¹蒸sauˍ₆壽baauˉ¹包。
Mom steamed longevity buns.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有sauˍ₆壽baauˉ¹包。
There are longevity buns here.
maaiˏ₅買loengˏ₅兩go˗₃個sauˍ₆壽baauˉ¹包。
Buy two longevity buns.
sauˍ₆壽baauˉ¹包geiˊ²幾daaiˍ₆大go˗₃個？
How big is the longevity bun?
Words Containing 壽
拜壽baai3 sau6
congratulate an (elderly) person on his birthday
福壽雙全fuk1 sau6 soeng1 cyun4
enjoy both good fortune and longevity
壽司sau6 si1
sushi
阿福阿壽aa3 fuk1 aa3 sau6
every Tom, Dick, and Harry [syn.]張三李四；阿貓阿狗
福祿壽fuk1 luk6 sau6
fortune, prosperity & longevity (commonly used in Chinese culture to denote the three attributes of a good life)
大壽daai6 sau6
Grand Birthday Celebration for elders.
人壽燕梳jan4 sau6 jin3 so1
life insurance
壽仔sau6 zai2
an idiot
倒米壽星dou2 mai5 sau6 sing1
a disservice-doer; one who incurs losses on one's own side; [lit] The God of Longevity throwing away rice
長壽的coeng4 sau6 dik1
longevous, timeproof
福壽fuk1 sau6
felicity and longevity
壽命sau6 ming6
life expectancy; life span
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