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muôn năm

interjection
Hanoi [muən˧˧ nam˧˧]Huế [muəŋ˧˧ nam˧˧]Saigon [muəŋ˧˧ nam˧˧] browser voice
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muôn năm means long live; forever; all hail.

Meanings of muôn năm in English

Interjection

  1. long live; forever; all hail
    • Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam muôn năm!All hail the Communist Party of Vietnam!

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, muôn năm could be written as 𨷈𢆥, 𱾣𢆥. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From muôn (“myriad; countless”) + năm (“year”). Compare vạn tuế (literally “ten thousand years of age”).

Frequently asked questions

What does muôn năm mean in English?

muôn năm (interjection) means "long live; forever; all hail".

How do you pronounce muôn năm?

IPA: Hanoi [muən˧˧ nam˧˧]; Saigon [muəŋ˧˧ nam˧˧]. Tones: muôn — level tone (ngang), năm — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.