連生貴子

Chinese

		even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	your son
trad. (連生貴子)		連	生	貴子
simp. (连生贵子)		连	生	贵子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liánshēngguìzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ sang¹ gwai³ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liánshēngguìzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liánshengguèizǐh
    • Wade–Giles: lien²-shêng¹-kuei⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: lyán-shēng-gwèi-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianshenggueytzyy
    • Palladius: ляньшэнгуйцзы (ljanʹšɛngujczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lin⁴ sang¹ gwai³ zi²
    • Yale: lìhn sāng gwai jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ sang¹ gwai³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lin⁴ seng¹ guei³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

連生貴子

1. to give birth to one son after another

Usage notes

Typically used as a blessing to a couple.