壽 [寿]

Jyutping sau6
Pinyin shòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Shou
  2. long life
  3. old age
  4. age
  5. life
  6. birthday
  7. funerary
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. longevity
  2. long life/old age/age/life/birthday/funerary/a surname/to toast to one's long life/to bring benefits to others/lifespan/long-life/foolish
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    生命​嘅​長​短
    life; age
    • 長壽
      长寿
      long life; longevity
    • 壽命
      寿命
      life
    • 折壽
      折寿
      to have one's life shortened
  2. 語素
    生日
    birthday
    • 祝壽
      祝寿
      to celebrate one's birthday
    • 壽辰
      寿辰
      birthday
    • 壽星
      寿星
      a person celebrating his or her birthday
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    life; age
  2. character, Cantonese, Wu
    foolish; stupid; cloddish
  3. character
    old age; long life
    • 福壽雙全
      福寿双全
      fú shòu shuāng quán
      to enjoy both felicity and longevity
  4. character
    birthday
    • 壽辰
      寿辰
      shòu chén
      birthday
    • 祝壽
      祝寿
      zhù shòu
      to congratulate a person (usually an elderly person) on his or her birthday
  5. character, euphemistic
    funerary (especially prepared before one's death)
    • 壽材
      寿材
      shòu cái
      coffin prepared before one's death
    • 壽衣
      寿衣
      shòu yī
      burial shroud (prepared before one's death)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. old age, long life
  2. lifespan
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    GNMI
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    QKDI
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 傻笨
  2. 愚蠢
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #209
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #340
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我买了人寿保险。
    我買了人壽保險。
    wǒ mǎi le rén shòu bǎo xiǎn 。
    • I have life insurance.
  2. Mandarin
    女性通常比男性长寿。
    女性通常比男性長壽。
    nǚ xìng tōng cháng bǐ nán xìng cháng shòu 。
    • Women generally live longer than men.
    • Women usually live longer than men.
    • Women tend to live longer than men.
    • Women commonly live longer than men.
    • In general, women live longer than men.
  3. Mandarin
    这家店的寿司很好吃。
    這家店的壽司很好吃。
    zhè jiā diàn de shòu sī hěn hǎo chī 。
    • The sushi at this shop tastes good.
  4. Mandarin
    为什么不尝尝寿司？
    為什麼不嚐嚐壽司？
    wèi shén me bù cháng cháng shòu sī ？
    • Why don't you have some sushi?
  5. Mandarin
    她不喜欢寿司。
    她不喜歡壽司。
    tā bù xǐ huan shòu sī 。
    • She does not like sushi.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    呢间舖头啲寿司好好食。
    呢間舖頭啲壽司好好食。
    nei4 gaan1 pou3 tau4 di1 sau6 si1 hou2 hou2 sik6 。
    • The sushi at this shop tastes good.
  2. Cantonese
    我嗌咗寿司，John就嗌咗天妇罗。
    我嗌咗壽司，John就嗌咗天婦羅。
    ngo5 aai3 zo2 sau6 si1 ， J o h n zau6 aai3 zo2 tin1 fu5 lo4 。
    • I ordered sushi, and John tempura.
    • I ordered sushi, and John ordered tempura.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    平均寿命
    平均壽命
    ping4 gwan1 sau6 ming6
    • life expectancy; the average lifespan
    • average life span
  2. Cantonese
    延长寿命
    延長壽命
    jin4 coeng4 sau6 ming6
    • to prolong one's life
  3. Cantonese
    佢只狗得返三个月寿命。
    佢隻狗得返三個月壽命。
    keoi5 zek3 gau2 dak1 faan1 saam1 go3 jyut6 sau6 ming6.
    • His dog has only three months to live.
  4. Cantonese
    恒星嘅质量越大，寿命越短。
    恆星嘅質量越大，壽命越短。
    hang4 sing1 ge3 zat1 loeng6 jyut6 daai6, sau6 ming6 jyut6 dyun2.
    • The greater the mass of a star, the shorter its life.
  5. Cantonese
    悭电胆嘅寿命长过钨丝灯胆唔少，有助保护环境。
    慳電膽嘅壽命長過鎢絲燈膽唔少，有助保護環境。
    haan1 din6 daam2 ge3 sau6 ming6 coeng4 gwo3 wu1 si1 dang1 daam2 m4 siu2, jau5 zo6 bou2 wu6 waan4 ging2.
    • A CFL lasts longer than an incandescent bulb; this helps protect the environment.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    倒米寿星
    倒米壽星
    dou2 mai5 sau6 sing1
    • a person who wanted to help with something but eventually ruins it
  2. Mandarin
    延年益寿
    延年益壽
    yán nián yì shòu
    • to prolong life
  3. Mandarin
    福寿双全
    福壽雙全
    fú shòu shuāng quán
    • to enjoy both felicity and longevity
  4. Mandarin
    寿辰
    壽辰
    shòu chén
    • birthday
  5. Mandarin
    祝寿
    祝壽
    zhù shòu
    • to congratulate a person (usually an elderly person) on his or her birthday
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    阿茂阿寿
    阿茂阿壽