萬歲
Chinese
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”. | |||
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Pronunciation
Verb
萬歲
Usage notes
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.
Derived terms
Japanese
| 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.) |
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