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寿比南山
shòu​bǐ​nán​shān

live as long as the Southern Mountains

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 寿 壽 shòu adjectivenoun
    longevity
    (bound form) long life; old age; to live long
  2. 比 bǐ adverbverb
    to match
    To be equal to; to be able to compare with
  3. 南山 nán​shān
    Zhongnan Mountain
    Short for 终南山 zhōng​nán​shān, a famous mountain in Shaanxi province south of Xi'an; historically a site for religious retreats