thiên tuế

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 千歲, composed of 千 (“thousand”) and 歲 (“years of age”). Compare vạn tuế (“Cycas revoluta”, literally “ten thousand years”). The Cycas species are so named likely because of their long lifespan. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ twe˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ twej˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾ej˦˥] === Interjection === thiên tuế (archaic, to an East Asian empress consort or queen consort) long live === Noun === (classifier cây) thiên tuế Cycas pectinata ==== See also ==== vạn tuế (“Cycas revoluta”)