萬歲爺
Chinese
| grandpa; etc.; old gentleman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (萬歲爺) | 萬歲 | 爺 | |
| simp. (万岁爷) | 万岁 | 爷 | |
| alternative forms | 万歲爺 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wànsuìyé
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wànsuèiyé
- Wade–Giles: wan4-sui4-yeh2
- Yale: wàn-swèi-yé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannsueyye
- Palladius: ваньсуйе (vanʹsujje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maan6 seoi3 je4
- Yale: maahn seui yèh
- Cantonese Pinyin: maan6 soey3 je4
- Guangdong Romanization: man6 sêu3 yé4
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːn²² sɵy̯³³ jɛː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
萬歲爺
- (historical) Your Majesty; the emperor