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大壽

简大寿 · 繁大壽

Mandarin · pinyin dà shòu

(polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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寿: shòu · old age, long life; lifespan

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4–4 · da4 shou4

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daai6 sau6

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noun · Etymology 1

important birthday (usually every tenth birthday after the fiftieth)
(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) coffin purchased before one's death

noun · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Hokkien) portrait (painting of a person)

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