寿比南山 shòu bǐ nán shān

Long may you live!

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Long may you live!
  2. 2. Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
寿 shòu HSK 5
long life; birthday; life
比 bǐ HSK 2
(particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare
南 nán HSK 3
south; surname Nan
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain