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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
壽星 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
壽星 =
ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ · shòuxīng
noun — the birthday person, the one whose birthday it is; the god of longevity

字源 FORM — what the parts do

long life, longevity (長壽)shòu
a star (星星)xīng
壽星,長壽的壽,星星的星。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

生日這天,過生日的人就是今天的——頭頂發亮的長)之)。
On a birthday, the celebrant is the day's 壽星 — the bright star (星) of long life (壽) shining over them.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
生日shēngrìa birthday — the day the is honouredchángshòulong life — the the star embodies