Wanli

English

Alternative forms

• Wan-li (Wade–Giles)

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 萬曆/万历 (Wànlì).

Proper noun

Wanli

1. Wanli Emperor (14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty)
2. era name for the period that this emperor ruled (1573—1620)
   • 1999 June 19, Souren Melikian, “A New Dynasty Buys Into Chinese Art”, in The New York Times‎^[1], sourced from International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on September 28, 2024, Style‎^[2]:

     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 got it for a hefty pounds 52,100.

Translations

Chinese era name

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 萬曆 / 万历 (Bān-le̍k)

  Mandarin: 萬曆 / 万历 (zh) (Wànlì)

• Japanese: 万暦 (Banreki)
• Manchu: ᠸᠠᠨ
  ᠯᡳ (wan li)

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Wanli

1. A district of New Taipei, Taiwan.
   • 1955, Annual Report‎^[3], Ministry of Economic Affairs Mineral Survey Team, →OCLC, page 49:

     The Wanli township is situated along the seashore eight Kilometers west of Keelung Harbor.

   • 1964 October 11, “25 Trapped in Taiwan Mine”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-08, page 76‎^[5]:

     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.

   • 1969, Florence Drumwright, Taiwan, Eden in Asia‎^[6], Caves Book Company, →OCLC, page 61, column 2:

     Keelung or Chilung five miles southeast of Wanli or 15 miles northeast of Taipei. The largest seaport on Taiwan with a harbor accommodating ocean vessels up to 20,000 tons has the distinction of being the wettest port in the world […]

   • 2005, Birdwatching in Taiwan‎^[7], Taipei: Wild Bird Society of Taipei, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 50‎^[8]:

     Yeliou is located at the coast in Wanli Township of Taipei County, on Provincial Hwy. 2.

   • 2008, Scott B. Freiberger, Taipei in a Day‎^[9], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 54:

     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.

   • 2021 July 28, Angelica Oung, “Nuclear reactor shut due to malfunction: Taipower”, in Taipei Times‎^[10], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on July 27, 2021, Business, page 12:

     The No. 2 reactor at the Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Wanli District (萬里) experienced a malfunction that triggered an automatic shutdown early yesterday morning, Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) said.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Wanli.

Translations

district in northern Taiwan

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 萬里 (Bān-lí)

  Mandarin: 萬里 (zh) (Wànlǐ)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• -in-law, Alwin, Wilna, in-law, inlaw, liwan, winal