banzai
pronunciation
How to pronounce banzai in British English:
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Word Origin
- banzai
- Japanese war-cry, 1893, literally "(may you live) ten thousand years," originally a greeting addressed to the emperor, from ban "ten thousand" + sai "year."
Example
- 1. Election victory celebrations in japan are usually sober affairs : no booze , the obligatory " banzai ! "
- 2. Understand banzai -- the aspirations of a party committee secretary .
- 3. The chinese thinks , cheat japanese to the front of port , both hands holds high , raise one 's arm hallooes : chinese people banzai !