不ふ老ろう長ちょう寿じゅ

noun

perpetual youth and longevity

A yojijukugo expressing the ideal of remaining young and living a long life. Often used in wishes, blessings, or descriptions of mythical elixirs.

• 不ふ老ろう長ちょう寿じゅの薬くすりを求もとめて旅たびに出でた。

  He set out on a journey in search of an elixir of perpetual youth and longevity.

• この温おん泉せんは不ふ老ろう長ちょう寿じゅの湯ゆとして知しられている。

  This hot spring is known as a bath of perpetual youth and longevity.