千萬

See also: 千万

Chinese

	thousand	ten thousand; a great number; surname
trad. (千萬)	千	萬
simp. (千万)	千	万
anagram	萬千／万千

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qiānwàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄨㄢˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чян ван (či͡an van, I-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ maan⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhiên-van

(Hailu, HRS): cien^ˋ van^˖

(Meixian, Guangdong): qiên¹ van⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): chiĕng-uâng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ce¹ mang⁵ / cinn¹ mang⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhian-bān / chheng-bān / chhuiⁿ-bān

(Teochew, Peng'im): coin¹ bhuêng⁷ / coin¹ bhuang⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹chi-ve

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiānwàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cianwàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-wan⁴
  - Yale: chyān-wàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianwann
  - Palladius: цяньвань (cjanʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чян ван (či͡an van, I-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴ væ̃⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin¹ maan⁶
  - Yale: chīn maahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ maan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ man⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ maːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiên-van
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien^ˊ van
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ van⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ van⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: cien^ˋ van^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰien⁵³ van³³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiên¹ van⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiĕng-uâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(Ø-)ŋuɑŋ²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ce¹ mang⁵ [Phonetic: ce² mang⁵]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cha̤ⁿ-māng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰe⁵³³⁻¹³ maŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: cinn¹ mang⁵ [Phonetic: cinn² mang⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰĩ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ maŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-bān
  - Tâi-lô: tshian-bān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chienban
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɛn³³ ban⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-bān
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-bān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengban
  - IPA (Philippines): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ ban⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhuiⁿ-bān
  - Tâi-lô: tshuinn-bān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhvui'ban
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuĩ³³ ban⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: coin¹ bhuêng⁷ / coin¹ bhuang⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshoiⁿ buēng / tshoiⁿ buāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ bueŋ¹¹/, /t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ buaŋ¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹chi-ve
  - MiniDict: chi^平 ve
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qi-ve
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ve²¹/

Number

千萬

ten million

Adjective

千萬

tens of millions of

Derived terms

千千萬萬 / 千千万万 (qiānqiānwànwàn)
千萬富翁 / 千万富翁 (qiānwàn fùwēng)
千萬富豪 / 千万富豪 (qiānwàn fùháo)
千萬買鄰 / 千万买邻 (qiānwànmǎilín)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānwàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ maan⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhiên-van

(Hailu, HRS): cien^ˋ van^˖
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ceng¹ mang⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhian-bān

(Teochew, Peng'im): coin¹ bhuêng⁷ / coin¹ bhuang⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹chi-ve

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiānwàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cianwàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-wan⁴
  - Yale: chyān-wàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianwann
  - Palladius: цяньвань (cjanʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin¹ maan⁶
  - Yale: chīn maahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ maan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ man⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ maːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiên-van
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien^ˊ van
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ van⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ van⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: cien^ˋ van^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰien⁵³ van³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ceng¹ mang⁵ [Phonetic: ceng² mang⁵]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cheng-māng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ maŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ceng¹ mang⁵ [Phonetic: ceng² mang⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ maŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-bān
  - Tâi-lô: tshian-bān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chienban
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɛn³³ ban⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: coin¹ bhuêng⁷ / coin¹ bhuang⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshoiⁿ buēng / tshoiⁿ buāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ bueŋ¹¹/, /t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ buaŋ¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹chi-ve
  - MiniDict: chi^平 ve
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qi-ve
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ve²¹/

Adverb

千萬

absolutely; by all means; must; (when used negatively) under no circumstances; don't ever; for goodness' sake please don't
千萬要來！／千万要来！ ― Qiānwàn yào lái! ― You gotta come!

千萬別這麼說！／千万别这么说！ ― Qiānwàn bié zhème shuō! ― Don't ever talk like that!
- (Can we date this quote?), “痛苦女人心”, 俞隆華 (lyrics), performed by 葉啟田:
  
  千萬千萬不通將阮放 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  千万千万不通将阮放 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  chhian-bān chhian-bān m̄-thang chiong gún pàng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Please, please don't ever let me go

Synonyms

絕對／绝对 (juéduì)
絕／绝 (jué)
萬萬／万万 (wànwàn)
(Cantonese) 千祈 (cin1 kei4)
(Hokkien) 千千 (sian-sian)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (千萬):

→ Japanese: 千(せん)万(まん) (senman); 千(せん)万(ばん) (senban)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千	萬
せん Grade: 1	ばん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi	goon

Kanji in this term
千	萬
せん Grade: 1	まん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi	kan'yōon

For pronunciation and definitions of 千萬 – see the following entry.

【千万せんまん】	[numeral] ten million [adjective] countless; innumerable
【千万せんばん】	[adverb] (formal or literary) very; extremely (also used as a suffix after -na adjectives)

(This term, 千萬, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology

From 千 (ti, “one thousand”) +‎ 萬 (yo₂ro₂du, “ten thousand, myriad”).

Literally “ten million”.

Noun

千萬 (tiyo₂ro₂du) (kana ちよろづ)

a countless or innumerable amount
- c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 6, poem 972:
  , text here
  千萬乃軍奈利友言擧不爲取而可來男常曾念
  tiyo₂ro₂du no₂ ikusa nari to₂mo ko₂to₂age sezu to₂rite ki₁nube₂ki₁ ono₂ko₁ to₂ so₂ omopu
  Though you faced a foe a thousand myriads in strength, you are such a man as without lifting up words could bring them captive back.^[1]

Descendants

Japanese: 千万 (chiyorozu)

References

^ Norinaga Motoori (2007) Michael F. Marra, editor, The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 7

[1] Norinaga Motoori (2007) Michael F. Marra, editor, The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 7

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