vạn tuế
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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 萬歲, composed of 萬 (“ten thousand”) and 歲 (“years of age”). Doublet of muôn tuổi.
Compare thiên tuế (“Cycas pectinata”, literally “thousand years”). The Cycas species are so named likely because of their long lifespan.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ twe˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ twej˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾ej˦˥] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾ej˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Interjection
- (archaic, to a monarch) long live
- Hoàng thượng vạn tuế! Vạn tuế! Vạn vạn tuế!
- Long live the emperor!
See also
Noun
See also
- thiên tuế (“Cycas pectinata”)