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萬貫

萬貫

See also: 万贯

Chinese

		ten thousand; a great number; Wan (surname)	pierce; to string
trad. (萬貫)		萬	貫
simp. (万贯)		万	贯
Literally: “ten thousand strings of cash”.

Noun

萬貫

(dated) great wealth

Derived terms

家貲萬貫／家赀万贯
腰纏萬貫／腰缠万贯

萬貫家私／万贯家私
萬貫家財／万贯家财

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wànguàn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ gun³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): van-kon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wànguàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannguann
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯a̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maan⁶ gun³
  - Yale: maahn gun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ gun³
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːn²² kuːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: van-kon
  - Hakka Romanization System: van gon
  - Hagfa Pinyim: van⁴ gon⁴
  - IPA: /van⁵⁵ kon⁵⁵/