生日快樂

简 生日快乐 · 繁 生日快樂
Mandarin · pinyin shēng rì kuài lè

Meanings

  1. Happy birthday
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
快
kuài · rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
樂
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
乐
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
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1–4–4–4 · sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4

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saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6

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phrase

  1. happy birthday

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