萬里長城
Chinese edit
10,000 li; an immeasurably long distance; very long distance | long wall; Great Wall of China; Changcheng | ||
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trad. (萬里長城) | 萬里 | 長城 | |
simp. (万里长城) | 万里 | 长城 | |
Literally: “10,000-li long wall”. |
Etymology edit
From the idiomatic sense of 萬/万 (wàn) as any uncountable or unimaginably large number. As a whole the name, translated literally, means “10,000-li long wall”.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
萬里長城
Synonyms edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |||
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萬 | 里 | 長 | 城 |
Proper noun edit
萬里長城 • (Mallijangseong) (hangeul 만리장성)
- Hanja form? of 만리장성 (“the Great Wall of China”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |||
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萬 | 里 | 長 | 城 |
Proper noun edit
萬里長城
- chữ Hán form of Vạn Lý Trường Thành (“the Great Wall of China”).