長生不老

See also: 长生不老

Chinese

		to live forever; to have longevity; coffin	not; no	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (長生不老)		長生	不	老
simp. (长生不老)		长生	不	老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chángshēngbùlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ sang¹ bat¹ lou⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhòng-sên-put-ló

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chángshēngbùlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chángshengbùlǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang²-shêng¹-pu⁴-lao³
  - Yale: cháng-shēng-bù-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngshengbulao
  - Palladius: чаншэнбулао (čanšɛnbulao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng⁴ sang¹ bat¹ lou⁵
  - Yale: chèuhng sāng bāt lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ sang¹ bat⁷ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ seng¹ bed¹ lou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhòng-sên-put-ló
  - Hakka Romanization System: congˇ sen´ bud` lo`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong² sen¹ bud⁵ lo³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ sen²⁴ put̚² lo³¹/

Idiom

長生不老

never get old; live forever; ageless; immortal

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (長生不老):

→ Vietnamese: trường sinh bất lão (長生不老)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
長	生	不	老

Idiom

長生不老

chữ Hán form of trường sinh bất lão (“immortal”).

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