muôn năm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From muôn (“myriad; countless”) +‎ năm (“year”). Compare vạn tuế (literally “ten thousand years of age”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muən˧˧ nam˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˧˧ nam˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˧˧ nam˧˧]
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Interjection

muôn năm • (𨷈𢆥)

long live; forever; all hail
Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam muôn năm!
All hail the Communist Party of Vietnam!

Usage notes

This word is mainly used in contexts related to Communism, patriotism and nationalism. It is also usually found in translated texts for long live and hail that are not related to monarchy.