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長壽

简长寿 · 繁長壽

Mandarin · pinyin cháng shòu#

longevity
long-lived

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng shòu#

see 長壽區 Cháng shòu Qū

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
壽: Look up this written character
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
寿: shòu · old age, long life; lifespan

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2–4 · chang2 shou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

coeng4 sau6

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adj

long-lived; longevous

name

(～區) Changshou (a district of Chongqing, China)
(～鎮) Changshou (a town in Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
(～社區) Changshou (a residential community in Changshou, Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
(～村) Changshou (a village in Changshou, Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
(historical) various era names from 692–694 and 769–779

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