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做壽

做壽

See also: 做寿

Chinese

		to do; to make; to produce	(long) life
trad. (做壽)		做	壽
simp. (做寿)		做	寿
alt. forms		作壽／作寿

Verb

做壽

to celebrate or hold the birthday (usually of elderly people)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ sau⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chòe-siū / chò-siū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ sau⁶
  - Yale: jouh sauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ sau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² sɐu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-siū
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-siū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoeasiu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò-siū
  - Tâi-lô: tsò-siū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoirsiu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu²²/