數羊

Chinese

		number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly	caprid
trad. (數羊)		數	羊
simp. (数羊)		数	羊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǔyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou² joeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǔyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǔyáng
    • Wade–Giles: shu³-yang²
    • Yale: shǔ-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuuyang
    • Palladius: шуян (šujan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou² joeng⁴
    • Yale: sóu yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou² joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou² yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

Verb

數⫽羊 (verb-object)

1. to count sheep
   • 2021, “記憶棉 [Pillow Talk]”, 林寶 [Jackson Lam] (lyrics), 徐浩 [Terry Chui] (music)‎^[1]performed by 張天賦 [MC]:

     天花塌下　還在祝福他跟你數羊 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     天花塌下　还在祝福他跟你数羊 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     tin¹ faa¹ taap³ haa⁶, waan⁴ zoi⁶ zuk¹ fuk¹ taa¹ gan¹ nei⁵ sou² joeng⁴ [Jyutping]

     The ceiling has collapsed, yet I still give him the blessing to count sheep with you