vạn

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of muôn and man.

Pronunciation

Numeral

vạn (𥝄,𥝅,,𠂍)

  1. (literary or history, only in compounds) ten thousand; myriad
    một vạn (~ mười ngàn/nghìn)
    ten thousand
    Hoàng thượng vạn tuế! Vạn tuế! Vạn vạn tuế!
    Long live the emperor!
    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
    Hai vạn dặm dưới đáy biển
    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

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