益壽延年

益壽延年

Chinese

		to prolong life	to prolong life
trad. (益壽延年)		益壽	延年
simp. (益寿延年)		益寿	延年

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìshòuyánnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik¹ sau⁶ jin⁴ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìshòuyánnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshowyannian
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik¹ sau⁶ jin⁴ nin⁴
    • Yale: yīk sauh yìhn nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ sau⁶ jin⁴ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ seo⁶ yin⁴ nin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯²² jiːn²¹ niːn²¹/

Idiom

益壽延年

1. Synonym of 延年益壽／延年益寿 (yánniányìshòu, “(of tonics, etc.) to prolong life; to promise longevity”).