vạn tuế
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 萬歲, composed of 萬 (“ten thousand”) and 歲 (“years of age”). Compare thiên tuế (literally “thousand years”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ twe˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ twej˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾ej˦˥] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾ej˦˥]
Interjection
vạn tuế
- (archaic, to an East Asian monarch) long live
- Hoàng thượng vạn tuế! Vạn tuế! Vạn vạn tuế!
- Long live the emperor!
See also
- muôn năm