萬歲
Chinese edit
Chinese phrasebook
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ten thousand; a great number; surname | year; years old; (a measure word) | ||
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trad. (萬歲) | 萬 | 歲 | |
simp. (万岁) | 万 | 岁 | |
alternative forms | 万歲 | ||
Literally: “ten thousand years”. |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
萬歲
- to long live (in exclamations); may ... have a long life; hooray
- (Cantonese, colloquial) to treat or shout others to a meal
Usage notes edit
Traditionally, the phrase ten thousand years is only reserved for the emperors, while empress consorts and empresses dowager are addressed with the phrase thousand years (千歲/千岁). In modern times, this is also applied to leaders of a country, the country itself, as well as being used as a general expression of enthusiasm.
Noun edit
萬歲
- (historical) Your Majesty; the emperor
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (萬歲):
Others:
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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萬 | 歲 |
Jinmeiyō | Hyōgaiji |
For pronunciation and definitions of 萬歲 – see the following entries. | ||||||
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(This term, 萬歲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) | ||||||
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(This term, 萬歲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (万歳) of the above term.) |
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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萬 | 歲 |
Interjection edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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萬 | 歲 |
Interjection edit
萬歲