萬古千秋

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Chinese

		aeons; eternity	a thousand autumns/years; thousand years; millennium a thousand autumns/years; thousand years; millennium; a very long time
trad. (萬古千秋)		萬古	千秋
simp. (万古千秋)		万古	千秋
anagram		千秋萬古／千秋万古

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàngǔqiānqiū

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢㄑㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ gu² cin¹ cau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàngǔqiānqiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢㄑㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàngǔcianciou
  - Wade–Giles: wan⁴-ku³-chʻien¹-chʻiu¹
  - Yale: wàn-gǔ-chyān-chyōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannguuchianchiou
  - Palladius: ваньгуцяньцю (vanʹgucjanʹcju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maan⁶ gu² cin¹ cau¹
  - Yale: maahn gú chīn chāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ gu² tsin¹ tsau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ gu² qin¹ ceo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²² kuː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: mjonH kuX tshen tshjuw

Rime
Character	萬	古	千	秋
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	見 (28)	清 (14)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	模 (23)	先 (85)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I	IV	III
Fanqie	無販切	公戸切	蒼先切	七由切
Baxter	mjonH	kuX	tshen	tshjuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐn^H/	/kuo^X/	/t͡sʰen/	/t͡sʰɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐn^H/	/kuo^X/	/t͡sʰen/	/t͡sʰiu/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɐn^H/	/ko^X/	/t͡sʰɛn/	/t͡sʰiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muan^H/	/kɔ^X/	/t͡sʰɛn/	/t͡sʰuw/
Li Rong	/miuɐn^H/	/ko^X/	/t͡sʰen/	/t͡sʰiu/
Wang Li	/mĭwɐn^H/	/ku^X/	/t͡sʰien/	/t͡sʰĭəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯wɐn^H/	/kuo^X/	/t͡sʰien/	/t͡sʰi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wàn	gǔ	qiān	qiū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	maan⁶	gu²	cin¹	cau¹

Idiom

萬古千秋

through unnumbered ages; for aeons
- 北邙山上列墳塋，
  萬古千秋對洛城。
  城中日夕歌鐘起，
  山上唯聞松柏聲。
  北邙山上列坟茔，
  万古千秋对洛城。
  城中日夕歌钟起，
  山上唯闻松柏声。
  From: circa 700, 沈佺期 (Shen Quanqi),《北邙山》("Mount Mang")
  Běimángshān shàng liè fényíng,
  Wàngǔqiānqiū duì Luòchéng.
  Chéngzhōng rìxī gē zhōng qǐ,
  Shānshàng wéi wén sōngbǎi shēng.
  On Mount Mang the graves are lined,
  Generation after generation facing Luoyang.
  In the city songs and bells chime day and night,
  On the mountain one hears but the wind through the pines and cypresses.

Synonyms

千秋萬世 / 千秋万世 (qiānqiūwànshì)
千秋萬代 / 千秋万代 (qiānqiūwàndài)
千秋萬古 / 千秋万古 (qiānqiūwàngǔ)
千秋萬歲 / 千秋万岁 (qiānqiūwànsuì)
萬代千秋 / 万代千秋 (wàndàiqiānqiū)
萬古千年 / 万古千年 (Puxian Min)
萬年萬古 / 万年万古 (Puxian Min)
萬載千秋 / 万载千秋 (wànzǎiqiānqiū)

Derived terms

Sino-Xenic (萬古千秋):

→ Korean: 만고천추(萬古千秋) (man'gocheonchu)

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