萬乘

See also: 万乗 and 万乘

Chinese

		10,000	chariot pulled by a team of four horses
trad. (萬乘)		萬	乘
simp. (万乘)		万	乘

Etymology

In the Zhou Dynasty, a system was enacted whereby the emperor would be allotted a 1,000 li plot of land, along with a fleet of 10,000 chariots (萬乘／万乘). Later on, the term 萬乘／万乘 came to refer to the emperor.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wànshèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wànshèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wànshèng
    • Wade–Giles: wan⁴-shêng⁴
    • Yale: wàn-shèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannshenq
    • Palladius: ваньшэн (vanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 萬乘

1. (archaic) the emperor
2. (archaic) 10,000 war chariots (each pulled by a team of four horses)