百年

Chinese

hundred year
simp. and trad.
(百年)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • pah-nî/peeh-nî - vernacular;
  • pek-liân/piak-liân - literary.

    Noun

    百年

    1. one hundred years; century
      百年孤獨百年孤独  ―  Bǎinián Gūdú  ―  One Hundred Years of Solitude
      百年奮鬥目標百年奋斗目标  ―  bǎinián fèndòu mùbiāo  ―  centenary goal
    2. (figurative) long time
    3. (figurative) lifetime

    Derived terms

    See also

    Verb

    百年

    1. (Mainland China Hokkien) to die

    Synonyms

    Japanese

    Etymology

    Kanji in this term
    ひゃく
    Grade: 1
    ねん
    Grade: 1
    on'yomi

    (hyaku, hundred) +‎ (-nen, year)

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ひゃねん [hyàkúꜜnèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
    • (Tokyo) とせ [mòmóꜜtòsè] (Nakadaka – [2])
    • IPA(key): [ça̠kɯ̟nẽ̞ɴ]
    • IPA(key): [mo̞mo̞to̞se̞]

    Noun

    (ひゃく)(ねん) or 百年(ももとせ) • (hyakunen or momotose

    1. one hundred years; century

    See also

    Japanese counter/suffix: (ねん, nen, "years")
    NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
    1一年いちねんichinen
    2二年にねんninen
    3三年さんねんsannen
    4四年よねんyonen
    5五年ごねんgonen
    6六年ろくねんrokunen
    7七年ななねん、しちねんnananen, shichinen
    8八年はちねんhachinen
    9九年きゅうねん、くねんkyūnen, kunen
    10十年じゅうねんjūnen
    11十一年じゅういちねんjūichinen
    12十二年じゅうにねんjūninen
    13十三年じゅうさんねんjūsannen
    20二十年にじゅうねんnijūnen
    21二十一年にじゅういちねんnijūichinen
    100百年ひゃくねんhyakunen
    1,000千年せんねんsennen
    10,000一万年いちまんねんichimannen
    100,000,000一億年いちおくねんichiokunen
    00年零年ゼロねん、れいねんzeronen, reinen
    ?何年なんねんnannen