ばんざい

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ばんざい – see the following entries.
万歳
an extremely long period of time
(raising one's hands three times in cheer) raising ones hands
(raising one's hands in defeat) business troubles, bankruptcy
an expression of celebration
万才
banzai! hooray! (a celebratory cheer; a cheer for victory)
(This term, ばんざい (banzai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)