椿ちん寿じゅ

noun

longevity; long life

Archaic literary term for long life, derived from the image of the long-lived camellia tree (椿). Not used in modern everyday speech.

• 古ふるい漢かん詩しでは「椿ちん寿じゅ」を長ちょう寿じゅの象しょう徴ちょうとして詠よむことがある。

  In old Chinese-style poetry, 椿寿 is sometimes used as a symbol of longevity.