How to Say ‘Birthday’ in Traditional Chinese
的生日
de shēng rì
[duh sheng rih]
💬 Usage Tip: [的] links the owner to the thing owned: [我太太的生日] is "my wife's birthday." You can reuse it with almost any noun phrase, like [朋友的生日] "a friend's birthday."
Phrase Breakdown
的
de
[duh]
's; of
A possessive particle linking a person to something, like a birthday.
今天是我太太的生日。
Today is my wife's birthday.
生日
shēng rì
[sheng rih]
birthday
The day someone was born; often a reason for a special reservation.
今天是我太太的生日。
Today is my wife's birthday.
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