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Wanli

Syllables: Wan·li

Wanli proper noun: wanli Emperor (14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty).

Proper noun (1)

Wanli

  1. Wanli Emperor (14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty)
  2. era name for the period that this emperor ruled (1573—1620)
    • Early cloisonné enamels marked by foreign influence (the strong palette is purely Iranian) do not usually appeal to traditional Chinese collectors. But one piece, a rectangular incense receptacle, found grace in their eyes thanks to its Wanli reign mark and two very imperial dragons. A Taiwan buyer...1999 June 19, Souren Melikian, “A New Dynasty Buys Into Chinese Art”, in The New York Times, sourced from International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2024, Style

Proper noun (2)

Wanli

  1. A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
    • The Wanli township is situated along the seashore eight Kilometers west of Keelung Harbor.1955, Annual Report, Ministry of Economic Affairs Mineral Survey Team, →OCLC, page 49
    • TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 10 (AP) — Twenty‐five persons were buried yesterday by a landslide that engulfed a sulphur mine at Wanli, near here, the police reported today.1964 October 11, “25 Trapped in Taiwan Mine”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2023, page 76

Examples of Wanli in a sentence

  • But one piece, a rectangular incense receptacle, found grace in their eyes thanks to its Wanli reign mark and two very imperial dragons.1999 June 19, Souren Melikian, “A New Dynasty Buys Into Chinese Art”, in The New York Times, sourced from International Herald Tribune...
  • Keelung or Chilung five miles southeast of Wanli or 15 miles northeast of Taipei.1969, Florence Drumwright, Taiwan, Eden in Asia, Caves Book Company, →OCLC, page 61, column 2:
  • Yeliou is located at the coast in Wanli Township of Taipei County, on Provincial Hwy. 2.2005, Birdwatching in Taiwan, Taipei: Wild Bird Society of Taipei, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 50:
  • By car head north on North Second Highway (北二高速公路 Beiergao) in the direction of Keelung and continue in the direction of Wanli (萬里), the resort is on the right.2008, Scott B. Freiberger, Taipei in a Day, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 54:

Forms of Wanli

alternative formWan-li
alternative form (obsolete)Vanley

Origin of Wanli

From Mandarin 萬曆 /万历 (Wànlì).

From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 萬里 (Wànlǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Wan⁴-li³.

Questions about Wanli

What does Wanli mean?
Wanli means wanli Emperor (14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty).
How do you use Wanli in a sentence?
But one piece, a rectangular incense receptacle, found grace in their eyes thanks to its Wanli reign mark and two very imperial dragons.
What part of speech is Wanli?
Wanli is a proper noun.

Words near Wanli in the dictionary

  1. wanktards
  2. wanky
  3. Wankypedia
  4. Wanless
  5. Wanlesses
  6. Wanli
  7. Wanlockhead
  8. Wanluan
  9. wanly
  10. Wanman
  11. Wann

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