| 萬 | 274A30 20A.42-4 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄨㄢˋ [wan4] | ||
| N. & adj. | Ten thousand, used as a unit of counting: 百萬 million; 千萬 ten million; 萬萬 or 億 hundred million; 十萬萬 billion; 萬倍 ten thousand fold; 萬把 about ten thousand; used in sense of “all,” “myriads”:萬般，萬象 [wan4ban1], [wan4xiang4]↓; 萬民，萬人 [wan4min2], [wan4ren2]↓; 萬邦，萬國 [wan4bang1], [wan4guo2]↓; 萬能 [wan4neng2]↓; 萬目睽睽 all eyes centered on (s.t.); 萬眾一心 all united in one purpose; 萬眾燈火 a myriad lights in the valley; 萬劫不復 doomed eternally; 萬籟俱寂 all sounds of nature stopped－complete silence of the night. | |||||
| Adv. | Completely, a thousand times, under all circumstances: 萬難，萬全 [wan4nan2], [wan4qUan2]↓; 萬幸 [wan4xing4]1; oft. coupled with negative: 千萬別忘記 under no circumstances forget; 萬無此理 certainly cannot be true; 萬不能 positively cannot; 萬不肯 positively unwilling; 萬不及 far inferior to; 萬勿推辭 please do not say “no”; 萬不可說 should under no circumstances tell; 萬無一失 cannot fail under any circumstances; 萬一，萬萬 [wan4yi1], [wan4wan4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 萬安 [wan4an1], (1) phr., (MC) do not worry: 你萬安，沒的事 don't worry, it is not true; (2) see [wan4qUan2]↓. 2. 萬把 [wan4ba0], adj., about ten thousand. 3. 萬般 [wan4ban1], (1) n., all, all kinds, all classes; (2) adv., extremely, to the last degree: 萬般無奈 absolutely bored. 4. 萬邦 [wan4bang1], phr., all nations. 5. 萬千 [wan4qian1], adj., numberless, thousands and tens of thousands; 萬紫千紅 innumerable flowers of purple and red. 6. 萬全 [wan4qUan2], adj., completely safe (plan). 7. 萬端 [wan4duan1], n., innumerable (affairs, ways, manners). 8. 萬方 [wan4fang1], adv., (1) by all sorts of methods (try to please, etc.); (2) in all countries (unsettled, etc.); (3) incomparably: 儀態萬方 distinguished air of elegance and coquetry. 9. 萬分 [wan4fen1], adv., a thousand times (regret, ashamed), completely (satisfied). 10. 萬福 [wan4fu2], phr., (1) wishing you all happiness－a formula like “good luck”; (2) 道萬福 formerly, a form of greeting by women, hands holding to sides of jacket. 11. 萬貫 [wan4guan4], n., formerly, ten million cash (貫 a string of 1,000 cash); 萬貫家私 a millionaire. 12. 萬國 [wan4guo2], adj., international: 萬國博覽會 international exposition; 萬國公法 international law (now usu. 國際); 萬國郵政聯盟 Universal Postal Union (UPU). 13. 萬古 [wan4gu3], adv., eternally: 萬古常新 eternally new; 萬古流芳 will be remembered throughout the ages. 14. 萬花茼 [wan4hua1tong3], n., kaleidoscope. 15. 萬化 [wan4hua4], n., (LL) all creation. 16. 萬彙 [wan4hui4], n., all categories; see [wan4lei4]↓. 17. 萬機（幾） [wan4ji1], n., myriad affairs of the state attended to by the ruler (also wr. 萬幾). 18. 萬劫 [wan4jie2], n., (Budd.) all ages, eternity (劫 Sanskr. kalpa, an aeon). 19. 萬急 [wan4ji2], adj., most urgent (telegram, etc.). 20. 萬狀 [wan4zhuang4], n., all kinds, shapes, manners; as adv., 危急萬狀 extremely critical. 21. 萬鈞 [wan4jUn1], n., a superhuman load (a weight of 300,000 catties). 22. 萬類 [wan4lei4], n., all categories; esp. birds and beasts of the creation. 23. 萬里長城 [wan4li1chang2cheng2], n., the Great Wall. 24. 萬里侯 [wan4li3hou2], n., (AC) governor of a great territory. 25. 萬民 [wan4min2], n., the common people; 萬民傘 a souvenir parasol given to departing magistrate, with inscribed silk strips. 26. 萬難 [wan4nan2], adj., extremely difficult (to deal with); certainly cannot (consent, follow, etc.). 27. 萬能 [wan4neng2], adj., all-powerful: 科學萬能 science can do anything. 28. 萬年 [wan4nian2], n., ten thousand years, also (AC) “Long live”; see [wan4sui4]↓; 萬年青 (bot.) a tough evergreen which requires very little attention, Rhodea japonica; 萬年曆 calendar good for any future year. 29. 萬人 [wan4ren2], n., a myriad people; 萬人坑 mass grave; 萬人敵 warrior who could fight his way out and take on any challenger. 30. 萬乘 [wan4sheng4], n., as in 萬乘之主（之尊） an emperor (of “ten thousand chariots”). 31. 萬象 [wan4xiang4], n., all things of the universe. 32. 萬幸 [wan4xing4]1, adj., unusually lucky. 33. 萬姓 [wan4xing4]2, n., all the people, (“myriad clans”). 34. 萬壽 [wan4shou4], n., as in 萬壽無疆 “long live for ever”－a form of greeting for birthdays; 萬壽菊 (bot.) Tagetes erecta. 35. 萬事通 [wan4shi4tong1], n., jack of all trades, expert at none. 36. 萬歲 [wan4sui4], n., (1) “Long live”(Japanese “banzai”); 萬歲 or 萬歲爺 (court. address) “His Majesty.” 37. 萬萬 [wan4wan4], adv., absolutely (not to forget, etc.); with negative: 萬萬不可 positively do not. 38. 萬勿 [wan4wu4]1, phr., positively do not (lose it!). 39. 萬物 [wan4wu4]2, n., the creation, all living things. 40. 萬無 [wan4wu2], phr., positively, absolutely no: 萬無一失 not a chance of an error. 41. 萬一 [wan4yi1], (1) adv., just in case (“one in ten thousand”): 萬一他不來 just in case he does not come; (2) n., contingency: 準備萬一 provide for such an eventuality. 42. 萬應藥 [wan4ying4yao4], n., panacea. 43. 萬有 [wan4you3], adj., all-comprehending, universal: 萬有引力 universal gravitation; 萬有皆靈說 animism. | |||||