How to Say ‘Birthday’ in Traditional Chinese
的生日
de shēng rì
[duh sheng-rr]
💬 Usage Tip: [的生日] means [someone's birthday] only when you attach it to a person first, like [我妹妹的生日] or [她的生日]. On its own, [的] is linking back to whatever person or thing was named before.
Phrase Breakdown
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
Shows possession or relation before a noun like 生日.
我媽媽的生日是今天。
My mom's birthday is today.
生日
shēng rì
[sheng-rr]
birthday
The date a person was born.
老師的生日是十月十號。
The teacher's birthday is October 10th.
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