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萬古

萬古

See also: 万古

Chinese

		ten thousand; a great number; Wan (surname)	ancient; old
trad. (萬古)		萬	古
simp. (万古)		万	古

Adverb

萬古

(literary) through the ages

Derived terms

萬古長青

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàngǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ gu²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): van-kú
Min Nan (POJ): bān-kó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wàngǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannguu
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    萬古／万古
    腕骨
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maan⁶ gu²
  - Yale: maahn gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ gu²
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːn²² kuː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: van-kú
  - Hakka Romanization System: van gu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: van⁴ gu³
  - IPA: /van⁵⁵ ku³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bān-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: bān-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxnkor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ban⁴¹⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ban²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ban²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/