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夭壽

夭壽

See also: 夭寿

Chinese

		tender; gentle; to die prematurely	(long) life
trad. (夭壽)		夭	壽
simp. (夭寿)		夭	寿

Verb

夭壽

to die prematurely

Noun

夭壽

(literary) short life and longevity

Adjective

夭壽

Adverb

夭壽

(Min Nan) damn

Interjection

夭壽

(Taiwan) damn it!

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yāoshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ sau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yêu-su
Min Nan (POJ): iáu-siū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāoshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄕㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushow
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ sau⁶
  - Yale: yīu sauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ sau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: ieu´ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ su⁴
  - IPA: /i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu´ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ su⁴
  - IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáu-siū
  - Tâi-lô: iáu-siū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iawsiu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiu³³/