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壽命

壽命

See also: 寿命

Chinese

		(long) life	life; fate
trad. (壽命)		壽	命
simp. (寿命)		寿	命

Noun

壽命

life; lifespan

Derived terms

平均壽命／平均寿命 (píngjūn shòumìng)

預期壽命／预期寿命 (yùqī shòumìng)

Korean

Hanja in this term
壽	命

Noun

壽命 • ‎(sumyeong) ‎(hangeul 수명)

Hanja form^? of 수명, “lifespan”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shòumìng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ ming⁶
Min Nan (POJ): siū-miā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shòumìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showminq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    受命
    壽命／寿命
    授命
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁶ ming⁶
  - Yale: sauh mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ ming⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² mɪŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-miā
  - Tâi-lô: siū-miā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuxmia
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ mia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻²² mia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ mia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu³³⁻¹¹ mia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu³³⁻²¹ mia³³/