萬乘

See also: 万乗 and 万乘

Chinese

		ten thousand; a great number; surname	ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
trad. (萬乘)		萬	乘
simp. (万乘)		万	乘

Etymology

萬 (10,000) + 乘 (measure word for a chariot pulled by a team of four horses)

In the Zhou Dynasty, a system was enacted whereby the emperor would be allotted a 1,000 li plot of land, along with a fleet of 10,000 chariots (萬乘). Later on, the term 萬乘 came to refer to the emperor.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wànshèng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wànshèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannshenq
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

Noun

萬乘

(archaic) the emperor
(archaic) 10,000 war chariots (each pulled by a team of four horses)

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