만세

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 萬歲

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?manse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manse
McCune–Reischauer?manse
Yale Romanization?mānsey

Interjection

만세 (manse) (hanja 萬歲)

  1. hurrah, hooray
  2. long live

Descendants

  • Japanese: マンセー (mansē)