tiān​bǎo​jiǔ​rú

to wish someone long life

  • created reference approved 天保九如 → 长命百岁/長命百歲 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天保九如 tiān​bǎo​jiǔ​rú

    长命百岁 / 長命百歲 cháng​mìng​bǎi​suì

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  • created reference approved 天保九如 → 长生不老/長生不老 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天保九如 tiān​bǎo​jiǔ​rú

    长生不老 / 長生不老 cháng​shēng​bù​lǎo

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  • created reference approved 天保九如 → 万寿无疆/萬壽無疆 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天保九如 tiān​bǎo​jiǔ​rú

    万寿无疆 / 萬壽無疆 wàn​shòu​wú​jiāng

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  • created reference approved 天保九如 → 命将就木/命將就木 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天保九如 tiān​bǎo​jiǔ​rú

    命将就木 / 命將就木 mìng​jiāng​jiù​mù

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  • created sense approved 天保九如 · tiān​bǎo​jiǔ​rú · to wish someone long life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tiān​bǎo​jiǔ​rú

    to wish someone long life

    a traditional formal expression used to wish someone a long life and unending good fortune, derived from the nine repetitions of the word "rú" in the "Tian Bao" poem of the "Classic of Poetry"

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 保 (literal) → 保 · bǎo · to protect 九如 (literal) → 九如 · jiǔ​rú · nine best wishes

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