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長命富貴

简长命富贵 · 繁長命富貴

Mandarin · pinyin cháng mìng fù guì

We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
富: fù · abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
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长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
贵: guì · expensive, costly, valuable

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2–4–4–4 · chang2 ming4 fu4 gui4

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coeng4 ming6 fu3 gwai3

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