wàn​suì

long live

  • created reference approved 万岁/萬歲 → 万岁爷/萬歲爺 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万岁 / 萬歲 wàn​suì

    万岁爷 / 萬歲爺 wàn​suì​yé

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 万岁/萬歲 · wàn​suì · long live — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万岁 / 萬歲

    wàn​suì

    long live

    Used as an exclamation to wish for eternal existence or to celebrate someone or something

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless 岁 (literal) → 岁/歲 · suì · year

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  • created sense approved 万岁/萬歲 · wàn​suì · His Majesty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万岁 / 萬歲

    wàn​suì

    His Majesty

    A respectful way to refer to or address an emperor in imperial China; also written as [[万岁爷|萬歲爺|wan4 sui4 ye2]]

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless 岁 (literal) → 岁/歲 · suì · year

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  • created sense approved 万岁/萬歲 · wàn​suì · death of a monarch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万岁 / 萬歲

    wàn​suì

    death of a monarch

    (literary) A polite or indirect way to refer to the death of a king or emperor

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless 岁 (literal) → 岁/歲 · suì · year

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  • created sense approved 万岁/萬歲 · wàn​suì · ten thousand years — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万岁 / 萬歲

    wàn​suì

    ten thousand years

    Ten thousand years; eternity; a very long period of time

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · ten thousand 岁 (literal) → 岁/歲 · suì · year

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