七十

Chinese

		seven	ten
trad. (七十)		七	十
simp. #(七十)		七	十
alternative forms		柒拾 financial
anagram		十七

Chinese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : 七十 (qīshí)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): qīshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qi² si²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чишы (čišɨ, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ sap⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhit-sṳ̍p
• Eastern Min (BUC): chék-sĕk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhit-cha̍p

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cig⁴ zab⁸ / cêg⁴ zab⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷chiq-zeq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cishíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-shih²
    • Yale: chī-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chishyr
    • Palladius: циши (ciši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: qi² si²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kis
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹ sz̩²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чишы (čišɨ, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ sap⁶
    • Yale: chāt sahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ sap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ seb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhit-sṳ̍p
    • Hakka Romanization System: qid` siib
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qid⁵ sib⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚² sɨp̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chék-sĕk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ sɛiʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-cha̍p
    • Tâi-lô: tshit-tsa̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chitzap
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sap̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sap̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cig⁴ zab⁸ / cêg⁴ zab⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshik tsa̍p / tshek tsa̍p
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰik̚²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/, /t͡sʰek̚²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/

Note: cêg4 zab8 - Jieyang.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷chiq-zeq
    • MiniDict: chih^入 zeh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴qiq-zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: tshit dzyip

Rime
Character	七	十
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	緝 (141)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	親吉切	是執切
Baxter	tshit	dzyip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiɪt̚/	/d͡ʑiɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰit̚/	/d͡ʑip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰjet̚/	/d͡ʑjep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰit̚/	/d͡ʑip̚/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiĕt̚/	/ʑiəp̚/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭĕt̚/	/ʑĭĕp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ĕt̚/	/ʑi̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qi	shí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cat1	sap6

Numeral

七十

1. seventy; 70

Derived terms

• 七十一 (qīshíyī)
• 七十七 (qīshíqī)
• 七十三 (qīshísān)
• 七十九 (qīshíjiǔ)
• 七十二 (qīshí'èr)
• 七十五 (qīshíwǔ)
• 七十八 (qīshíbā)
• 七十六 (qīshíliù)
• 七十味珍珠丸 (qīshíwèi zhēnzhū wán)
• 七十四 (qīshísì)
• 七十士譯本／七十士译本 (Qīshíshìyìběn)
• 七十子 (qīshízǐ)
• 七十瓦上霜，八十不稀奇 (qīshí wǎ shàng shuāng, bāshí bù xīqí)
• 人生七十古來稀／人生七十古来稀 (rénshēng qīshí gǔlái xī)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (七十):

• → Japanese: 七十(しちじゅう) (shichijū)
• → Korean: 칠십(七十) (chilsip)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	十
しち Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
七	十
なな Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Kanji in this term
七	十
なな Grade: 1	そ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕit͡ɕiʑɨᵝː]

• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠ʑɨᵝː]

• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠so̞]

Noun

七(しち)十(じゅう) or 七(なな)十(じゅう) or 七(なな)十(そ) • (shichijū or nanajū or nanaso) 

1. seventy; 70

Korean

Hanja in this term
七	十

Numeral

七十 • (chilsip) (hangeul 칠십)

1. Hanja form^? of 칠십 (“seventy; 70”).