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(non-gloss definition) Traditional announcement made when a new monarch becomes the ruler after the previous one passed away.

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the king is dead, long live the king!

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the king is dead, long live the king!

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(non-gloss definition) Traditional announcement made when a new monarch becomes the ruler after the previous one passed away.

Japanese Meaning

前の国王が逝去し、新たな国王の即位を宣言し、その権威を引き継ぐという伝統的な慣例

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

廷臣が「国王は亡くなった。新国王万歳！」と宣言すると、群衆の悲しみは厳粛な責務感へと変わった。

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(non-gloss definition) Traditional announcement made when a new monarch becomes the ruler after the previous one passed away.

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(idiomatic, non-gloss definition) Said when someone has stepped down or something is succeeded by someone or something new that now has the most control, is the most popular, etc.

the king is dead

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long live the king!

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