早生贵子

Traditional form:

早生貴子

Pinyin (reading):

zǎoshēngguìzǐ

Definitions:

• give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds)

Characters:

• 早 - early; soon; morning
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 贵 - expensive, costly; valuable, precious
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 早 - early; soon; morning
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 貴 - expensive, costly; valuable, precious
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing