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萬事

萬事

See also: 万事

Chinese

		ten thousand; a great number; Wan (surname)	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (萬事)		萬	事
simp. (万事)		万	事

Noun

萬事

all; everything

Derived terms

有子萬事足／有子万事足 (yǒu zǐ wànshì zú)
萬事亨通／万事亨通
萬事俱備，只欠東風／万事俱备，只欠东风
萬事勝意／万事胜意 (wànshìshèngyì)

萬事大吉／万事大吉
萬事如意／万事如意 (wànshìrúyì)
萬事起頭難／万事起头难 (wànshì qǐtóu nán)
萬事通／万事通

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wànshì

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ si⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): van-sṳ
Min Nan (POJ): bān-sīr / bān-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wànshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    萬世／万世
    萬事／万事
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maan⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: maahn sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːn²² siː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: van-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: van sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: van⁴ si⁴
  - IPA: /van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bān-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: bān-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ban⁴¹⁻²² sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bān-sū
  - Tâi-lô: bān-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxnsu
  - IPA (Taipei): /ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban³³⁻²¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ban²²⁻²¹ su²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ban²²⁻²¹ su²²/