延寿 延壽
延寿 延壽 Yán shòu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ jin4 sau6
延寿 延壽 yán shòu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ jin4 sau6
- to prolong life; to extend lifespan
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More words with these characters
延
- 延伸 yán shēn ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ jin4 san1 to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
- 延期 yán qī ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ jin4 kei4 to delay
- 延缓 延緩 yán huǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ jin4 wun6 to defer
- 延续 延續 yán xù ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩˋ jin4 zuk6 to continue
- 延误 延誤 yán wù ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ jin4 ng6 to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
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- 延迟 延遲 yán chí ㄧㄢˊ ㄔˊ jin4 ci4 to delay
- 延长 延長 yán cháng ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ jin4 coeng4 to prolong
- 拖延 tuō yán ㄊㄨㄛ ㄧㄢˊ to1 jin4 to delay
- 绵延 綿延 mián yán ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ min4 jin4 (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
- 蔓延 màn yán ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ maan6 jin4 to extend
- 伸延 shēn yán ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ san1 jin4 see 延伸
- 周延 zhōu yán ㄓㄡ ㄧㄢˊ zau1 jin4 exhaustive
- 呼延 Hū yán ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˊ fu1 jin4 two-character surname Huyan
- 夏延 Xià yán ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢˊ haa6 jin4 Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
- 外延 wài yán ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄢˊ ngoi6 jin4 extension (semantics)
- 延吉 Yán jí ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ jin4 gat1 see 延吉市
- 延寿 延壽 Yán shòu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ jin4 sau6 see 延寿县
- 延安 Yán ān ㄧㄢˊ ㄢ jin4 on1 see 延安市
- 延宕 yán dàng ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋ jin4 dong6 to postpone
- 延展 yán zhǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˇ jin4 zin2 to extend; to stretch out
寿 壽
- 寿司 壽司 shòu sī ㄕㄡˋ ㄙ sau6 si1 sushi
- 寿命 壽命 shòu mìng ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sau6 ming6 life span
- 寿星 壽星 shòu xīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ sau6 sing1 god of longevity
- 长寿 長壽 cháng shòu ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄡˋ coeng4 sau6 longevity
- 人寿 人壽 rén shòu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ jan4 sau6 human lifespan
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- 仁寿 仁壽 Rén shòu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ jan4 sau6 see 仁寿县
- 作寿 作壽 zuò shòu ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˋ zok3 sau6 variant of 做寿
- 做寿 做壽 zuò shòu ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˋ zou6 sau6 to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)
- 冥寿 冥壽 míng shòu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ ming5 sau6 birthday of a deceased person
- 喜寿 喜壽 xǐ shòu ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˋ hei2 sau6 77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)
- 寿元 壽元 shòu yuán ㄕㄡˋ ㄩㄢˊ sau6 jyun4 one's allotted lifespan
- 寿光 壽光 Shòu guāng ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄤ sau6 gwong1 see 寿光市
- 寿堂 壽堂 shòu táng ㄕㄡˋ ㄊㄤˊ sau6 tong4 mourning hall
- 寿宁 壽寧 Shòu níng ㄕㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ sau6 ning4 see 寿宁县
- 寿带 壽帶 shòu dài ㄕㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ sau6 daai2 (bird species of China) Amur paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei)
- 寿数 壽數 shòu shu ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄕㄨ sau6 sou3 predestined length of life
- 寿材 壽材 shòu cái ㄕㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ sau6 coi4 coffin
- 寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo ㄕㄡˋ ㄊㄠˊ sau6 tou4 (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu
- 寿礼 壽禮 shòu lǐ ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄧˇ sau6 lai5 birthday present (for an old person)
- 寿筵 壽筵 shòu yán ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄢˊ sau6 jin4 birthday banquet
Idioms with these characters
- 苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2 (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
- 延颈企踵 延頸企踵 yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ jin4 geng2 kei5 zung2 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
- 延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ jin4 nin4 jik1 sau6 (idiom) to prolong life; to extend lifespan
- 人寿年丰 人壽年豐 rén shòu nián fēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄥ jan4 sau6 nin4 fung1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
- 寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄢ sau6 bei2 naam4 saan1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
- 万寿无疆 萬壽無疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ maan6 sau6 mou4 goeng1 may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)