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萬乘

萬乘

See also: 万乗 and 万乘

Chinese

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

Noun

萬乘

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

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.

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