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壽堂

简寿堂 · 繁壽堂

Mandarin · pinyin shòu táng

mourning hall
a hall for a birthday celebration

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堂: táng · hall; government office
寿: shòu · old age, long life; lifespan

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4–2 · shou4 tang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau6 tong4

Cantonese word readings for 壽堂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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