高壽

Chinese

		high; tall	(long) life
trad. (高壽)		高	壽
simp. (高寿)		高	寿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāoshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ sau⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-siū / ko-siū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāoshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄕㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaoshòu
  - Wade–Giles: kao¹-shou⁴
  - Yale: gāu-shòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushow
  - Palladius: гаошоу (gaošou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ sau⁶
  - Yale: gōu sauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ sau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ seo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-siū
  - Tâi-lô: koo-siū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kosiu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ ɕiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-siū
  - Tâi-lô: ko-siū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koisiu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiu³³/

Adjective

高壽

long-lived (usually in blessings)

Noun

高壽

(honorific) your venerable age; the age of an elderly person
您高壽？／您高寿？ ― Nín gāoshòu? ― May I ask how old you are?

See also

貴庚／贵庚 (guìgēng)
貴甲子／贵甲子

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