四九

Chinese

		four; fourth	nine; ninth
simp. and trad. (四九)		四	九

Etymology

From 四九墟 (literally “fourth-&-ninth market”), as locals gather for trade on the fourth and ninth days of each lunar month.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sìjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sei³ gau²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhei¹ giu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sìjiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sìhjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: Ssŭ⁴-chiu³
    • Yale: Sz̀-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syhjeou
    • Palladius: Сыцзю (Syczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ gau²
    • Yale: sei gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ kɐu̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhei¹ giu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬei³³ kiu⁵⁵/

Proper noun

四九

1. (～鎮) Sijiu (a town in Taishan, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China)