耆壽

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Chinese

man of sixty or seventy (long) life
trad. (耆壽)
simp. (耆寿) 寿

Pronunciation


Noun

耆壽

  1. (honorific) age at death (used in obituaries, for people passing away at 90-99 years old)
    耆壽九十五耆寿九十五  ―  xiǎng qíshòu jiǔshíwǔ suì  ―  passed away at 95

See also

  • 得年 (dénián) (for people dying at under 30 years old)
  • 享年 (xiǎngnián) (for people dying at 30-59 years old)
  • 享壽享寿 (xiǎngshòu) (for people dying at 60-89 years old)
  • 嵩壽嵩寿 (sōngshòu) (for deaths of centenarians)