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˧ˀ˨ʔ twe˧ˀ˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˨ˀ˨ʔ twej˩ˀ˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʲaːŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾ej˦ˀ˥]

Interjection

vạn tuế

(historical, to an East Asian monarch) long live

Hoàng thượng vạn tuế! Vạn tuế! Vạn vạn tuế!
Long live the king!

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