壽星

Chinese

		(long) life	star; satellite; small amount
trad. (壽星)		壽	星
simp. (寿星)		寿	星

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shòuxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ sing¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siū-seng / siū-chhiⁿ / siū-chheⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòuxīng → shòuxing (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ → ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shòusi̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: shou⁴-hsing⁵
    • Yale: shòu-sying
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: show.shing
    • Palladius: шоусин (šousin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòuxīngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shòusingr
    • Wade–Giles: shou⁴-hsing¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: shòu-syīngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showshiengl
    • Palladius: шоусинр (šousinr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau⁶ sing¹
    • Yale: sauh sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-seng
    • Tâi-lô: siū-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuxsefng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siu²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-chhiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siū-tshinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuxchvy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-chheⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siū-tshenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuxzhvef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

Proper noun

壽星

1. Star of Longevity; God of Longevity

Noun

壽星

1. (honorific) (elderly) person whose birthday is being celebrated

Derived terms

• 倒米壽星／倒米寿星
• 壽星公／寿星公 (shòuxīnggōng)
• 壽星老／寿星老 (shòuxīnglǎo)
• 拆空老壽星／拆空老寿星
• 老壽星／老寿星 (lǎoshòuxīng)
• 鈴鐺壽星／铃铛寿星