粵

萬maan6歲seoi3

simp万岁
maan6 seoi3wàn suì

English

  1. Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!
  2. (slang) someone in a group buys treats
  3. literally 'ten thousand years old', a phrase used to greet the emperor
  4. to buy everybody in a group a meal; to treat everybody in a group to something
  5. Your Majesty
  6. drinks
  7. great; a praise often used as an exclamation of joy
  8. His Majesty
  9. meals etc. for everyone

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 10000歲,同皇帝講嘢嗰陣專用嘅祝賀詞
  2. 請客、款待一班人;而且聽者有份
  3. 好嘢;通常喺歡呼入面用

Examples

  • 萬歲爺

    the emperor

  • 吾皇萬歲!

    Long live the emperor! ----

  • 老闆萬歲!

    Cheers for the boss!

  • 今晚老細萬歲喎,你做咩唔嚟呀?

    Boss is buying us dinner tonight, why aren't you coming?

  • 萬歲!

    Tatoeba · aizilan CC BY

  • 萬歲!

    Hooray!

    Tatoeba · atitarev CC BY

  • 苏联万岁!

    Long live the Soviet Union!

    Tatoeba · yujianing CC BY

  • 印度万岁。

    Long live India!

    Tatoeba · iiujik CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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