千歲

Chinese

		thousand	year; years old; (a measure word)
trad. (千歲)		千	歲
simp. (千岁)		千	岁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānsuì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄙㄨㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiānsuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄙㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiansuey
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Etymology 1

Attestable in Classical Chinese.

Noun

千歲

thousand years; millennium
honorific title given to members of a royal family, especially in Chinese novels and opera

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 千歳 (Chitose).

Proper noun

千歲

(～市) Chitose, Japan

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