萬千

Chinese

		ten thousand; a great number; surname	thousand
trad. (萬千)		萬	千
simp. (万千)		万	千
anagram		千萬／千万

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wànqiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ cin¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): van-chhiên
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bān-chhian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wànqiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàncian
    • Wade–Giles: wan⁴-chʻien¹
    • Yale: wàn-chyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannchian
    • Palladius: ваньцянь (vanʹcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maan⁶ cin¹
    • Yale: maahn chīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ tsin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ qin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: van-chhiên
    • Hakka Romanization System: van qien´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: van⁴ qian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /van⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bān-chhian
    • Tâi-lô: bān-tshian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baxnchiefn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ban⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

Adjective

萬千

1. many; numerous; multitudinous

   • 德元看文字，卻能記其緊要處。有萬千人看文字者，卻不能於緊要處理會，只於瑣細處用工。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     德元看文字，却能记其紧要处。有万千人看文字者，却不能于紧要处理会，只于琐细处用工。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Various editors, Collected Conversations of Master Zhu, c. 13^th century CE

     Déyuán kàn wénzì, què néng jì qí jǐnyào chù. Yǒu wànqiān rén kàn wénzì zhě, què bùnéng yú jǐnyào chù lǐhuì, zhǐ yú suǒxì chù yònggōng. [Pinyin]

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2. multifarious

   • 朝暉夕陰，氣象萬千。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     朝晖夕阴，气象万千。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1046, 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan), 岳陽樓記

     Zhāo huī xī yīn, qìxiàng wànqiān. [Pinyin]

     It is brilliant in the early morning and gloomy at nightfall, or vice versa; the scenery is ever-changing.

Derived terms

• 儀態萬千／仪态万千
• 感慨萬千／感慨万千
• 氣象萬千／气象万千 (qìxiàngwànqiān)