夭壽

See also: 夭寿

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāoshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ sau⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yêu-su
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): iáu-siū

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iou¹ siu⁷ / iao¹ siu⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāoshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yaoshòu
    • Wade–Giles: yao¹-shou⁴
    • Yale: yāu-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushow
    • Palladius: яошоу (jaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu¹ sau⁶
    • Yale: yīu sauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ sau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu¹ seo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-su
    • Hakka Romanization System: ieu´ su
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ su⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-su
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu´ su
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ su⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáu-siū
    • Tâi-lô: iáu-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iawsiu
    • IPA (Singapore): /iau⁴²⁻²⁴ siu²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iou¹ siu⁷ / iao¹ siu⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iou siū / iau siū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iou³³⁻²³ siu¹¹/, /iau³³⁻²³ siu¹¹/

Verb

夭壽

1. to die young

Synonyms

• 夭壽死／夭寿死 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 夭折
• 夭逝 (literary)
• 夭閼／夭阏 (yǎo'è)
• 早夭
• 早死 (zǎosǐ)
• 短命 (duǎnmìng)

 

Noun

夭壽

1. (literary) short life and longevity

Adjective

夭壽

1. (Taiwan) wicked; wretched
2. (Southern Min) excessive
3. (Southern Min) malicious

Adverb

夭壽

1. (Southern Min, vulgar) damn

Interjection

夭壽

1. (Southern Min, vulgar) damn it!

Derived terms

• 夭壽死／夭寿死