千秋萬歲

See also: 千秋万岁

Chinese

		thousand years; millennium; a very long time	to long live; may ... have a long life; hooray
trad. (千秋萬歲)		千秋	萬歲
simp. (千秋万岁)		千秋	万岁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānqiūwànsuì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄑㄧㄡㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ cau¹ maan⁶ seoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiānqiūwànsuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄑㄧㄡㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cianciouwànsuèi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-chʻiu¹-wan⁴-sui⁴
  - Yale: chyān-chyōu-wàn-swèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianchiouwannsuey
  - Palladius: цяньцюваньсуй (cjanʹcjuvanʹsuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin¹ cau¹ maan⁶ seoi³
  - Yale: chīn chāu maahn seui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ tsau¹ maan⁶ soey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ ceo¹ man⁶ sêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ maːn²² sɵy̯³³/

Idiom

千秋萬歲

a thousand years and ten thousand years; a long time
- 千秋萬歲後，榮名安所之？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  千秋万岁后，荣名安所之？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 255~263, 阮籍 (Ruan Ji),《詠懷八十二首•其十五》, tr. Wu Fusheng and Graham Hartill
  Qiānqiūwànsuì hòu, róng míng ān suǒ zhī? [Pinyin]
  Thousands of autumns, tens of thousands of years—what place can fame and glory hold?
- 千秋萬歲後，誰知榮與辱！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  千秋万岁后，谁知荣与辱！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 427, 陶淵明 (Tao Yuanming),《擬挽歌辭•其一》, tr. Wang Rongpei
  Qiānqiūwànsuì hòu, shuí zhī róng yǔ rǔ! [Pinyin]
  Ten millennia after I am gone,
  Who knows my fame or shame will linger on?
(honorific) to live a long life

Synonyms

千秋萬世 / 千秋万世 (qiānqiūwànshì)
千秋萬代 / 千秋万代 (qiānqiūwàndài)
千秋萬古 / 千秋万古 (qiānqiūwàngǔ)
萬代千秋 / 万代千秋 (wàndàiqiānqiū)
萬古千年 / 万古千年 (Puxian Min)
萬古千秋 / 万古千秋 (wàngǔqiānqiū)
萬年萬古 / 万年万古 (Puxian Min)
萬載千秋 / 万载千秋 (wànzǎiqiānqiū)

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
千	秋	萬	歲
せん Grade: 1	ず Grade: 2	まん Jinmeiyō	さい > ざい Hyōgai
on'yomi	irregular	goon

Noun

千(せん)秋(ず)萬(まん)歲(ざい) • (senzumanzai)

Kyūjitai form of 千秋万歳

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
千	秋	萬	歲
せん Grade: 1	しゅう Grade: 2	ばん Jinmeiyō	せい > ぜい Hyōgai
on'yomi	kan'on

Noun

千(せん)秋(しゅう)萬(ばん)歲(ぜい) • (senshūbanzei)

Kyūjitai form of 千秋万歳

Korean

Hanja in this term
千	秋	萬	歲

Noun

千秋萬歲 • (cheonchumanse) (hangeul 천추만세)

hanja form^? of 천추만세