万万

Japanese

Kanji in this term

万

Adjectival noun

万万 (な-na inflection, hiragana ばんばん, romaji banban)

1. very much (wanting to do something that one cannot do)

Synonyms

• やまやま

Adverb

万万 (hiragana ばんばん, romaji banban)

1. enough, to the full amount, to the fullest degree
2. entirely not - with a denial word(ない, ず)

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Mandarin

simpl.		万万
trad.		萬萬

Adverb

万万 (simplified, Pinyin wànwàn, traditional 萬萬)

1. absolutely (not)

   金钱不是万能的，但没钱是万万不能的。

   Money can't do everything, but you certainly can't do everything without money.

   她万万没想到她的阿姨是杀手。

   She never suspected for a minute that her aunty was a killer.

   恐怕搬家是万万不行的。

   Unfortunately, moving is out of the question.

Usage notes

• This adverb is almost always followed by a negative expression.

Noun

万万 (simplified, Pinyin wànwàn, traditional 萬萬)

1. hundred million