万万岁
“Long live the Emperor!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
万岁
“♪ All people ♪ Long live the Emperor!”
万 万岁
“Long live the Emperor!”
万岁 万岁 万万岁
“♪ How lamentable ♪ Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! [Yin]”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, subjects and ministers were required to perform the kowtow accompanied by chants of 'Wan Sui, Wan Wan Sui' to acknowledge absolute imperial authority and wish the monarch eternal longevity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
long live the Emperor (literally 'ten thousand times ten thousand years')
Exclusive to imperial dynastic periods as the climax of the formal three-fold salute to the supreme ruler.