thiên tuế
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 千歲, composed of 千 (“thousand”) and 歲 (“years of age”).
Compare vạn tuế (“Cycas revoluta”, literally “ten thousand years”). The Cycas species are so named likely because of their long lifespan.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ twe˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ twej˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾ej˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Interjection
edit- (archaic, to an East Asian empress consort or queen consort) long live
- Hoàng hậu thiên tuế! Thiên tuế! Thiên thiên tuế!
- Long live the empress consort!
Noun
editSee also
edit- vạn tuế (“Cycas revoluta”)