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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 萬; compare archaic forms muôn, man.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨]
- Homophones: dạn, dạng
Numeral[edit]
vạn
- (literary or historical, cardinal, only in compounds) ten thousand; myriad
- Hoàng thượng vạn tuế! Vạn tuế! Vạn vạn tuế!
- Long live the king!
- vạn tuế gia
- Your/His Majesty (referred to the Emperor of China in the past)
- một vạn quân
- an army of about 10,000 men