大寿 (dà) — milestone birthday (60th, 70th, 80th, etc.) celebrated with special significance in Chinese culture
Definition
A milestone birthday (typically 60, 70, 80…) celebrated with a formal banquet — not an ordinary birthday. Practically always used as 过/办大寿 (hold/celebrate the milestone birthday).
noun
milestone birthday (60th, 70th, 80th, etc.) celebrated with special significance in Chinese culture
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 大寿，。Jīn nián yé ye guò bā shí dà, quán jiā dōu huí lái le.This year Grandpa is celebrating his 80th birthday milestone, and the whole family has come back.
- 大寿，。dà De yàn xí shàng, wǎn bèi men yī cì xiàng lǎo rén jìng jiǔ.At the milestone birthday banquet, the younger generation toasted the elderly person in turn.
- ，。Lín jū zhāng nǎi nai xià ge yuè yào bàn qī shí dà dà, zhèng zài zhǔn bèi shòu táo.Neighbor Grandma Zhang is going to hold her 70th birthday celebration next month and is preparing longevity peaches.
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