Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 萬萬歲

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nma̠nsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?manmanse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manmanse
McCune–Reischauer?manmanse
Yale Romanization?mānmansey

Interjection

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만만세 (manmanse) (hanja 萬萬歲)

  1. to long live (in exclamations)