666

Translingual

Symbol

666

1. (biblical) The Number of the Beast.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 13:16–18:

     And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

See also

• hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
• mark of the beast

Chinese

Etymology 1

“6” stands for 溜 (liù, “smooth”) or 牛 (niú, “awesome”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùliùliù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùliùliù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòuliòuliòu
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-liu⁴-liu⁴
    • Yale: lyòu-lyòu-lyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowliowliow
    • Palladius: люлюлю (ljuljulju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Interjection

666

1. (Mandarin, Internet slang) Wow! Awesome! Great skills! This is so cool! (in game chats)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùliùliù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ luk⁶ luk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùliùliù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòuliòuliòu
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-liu⁴-liu⁴
    • Yale: lyòu-lyòu-lyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowliowliow
    • Palladius: люлюлю (ljuljulju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ luk⁶ luk⁶
    • Yale: luhk luhk luhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ luk⁹ luk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ lug⁶ lug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² lʊk̚² lʊk̚²/

Noun

666

1. Alternative form of 六六六 (liùliùliù, “hexachlorocyclohexane”)