vạn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 萬. Doublet of muôn, man.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨]
- Homophones: dạn, dạng
Numeral
vạn
- (literary or historical, only in compounds) ten thousand; myriad
- Hoàng thượng vạn tuế! Vạn tuế! Vạn vạn tuế!
- Long live the emperor!
- vạn tuế gia
- Your/His Majesty (referred to the Emperor of China in the past)
- một vạn quân
- an army of about 10,000 men
See also
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