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長命百歲

简长命百岁 · 繁長命百歲

Mandarin · pinyin cháng mìng bǎi suì

(idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
歲: suì · year; age; harvest
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
岁: suì · year; age; harvest

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2–4–3–4 · chang2 ming4 bai3 sui4

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coeng4 meng6 baak3 seoi3

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(idiomatic) live to be a hundred!; live a long life! (expressing good wishes, usually to a child or birthday greetings to older people)

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