萬歲
simp万岁maan6 seoi3wàn suì
English
- Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!
- (slang) someone in a group buys treats
- literally 'ten thousand years old', a phrase used to greet the emperor
- to buy everybody in a group a meal; to treat everybody in a group to something
- Your Majesty
- drinks
- great; a praise often used as an exclamation of joy
- His Majesty
- meals etc. for everyone
粵語 — Cantonese
- 10000歲,同皇帝講嘢嗰陣專用嘅祝賀詞
- 請客、款待一班人;而且聽者有份
- 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