三九四零五二七八六
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Chinese
[edit]| three | nine | four | remnant; zero; to fall | five | two | seven | eight | six | ||
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| trad. (三九四零五二七八六) | 三 | 九 | 四 | 零 | 五 | 二 | 七 | 八 | 六 | |
| simp. #(三九四零五二七八六) | 三 | 九 | 四 | 零 | 五 | 二 | 七 | 八 | 六 | |
Etymology
[edit]Seven numbers pronounced with the first tone to the ninth tone respectively in Cantonese: 3, 9, 4, 0, 5, 2, 7, 8, 6.
Pronunciation
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- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6 cat1 baat3 luk6
- Yale: sāam gáu sei lìhng ńgh yih chāt baat luhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6 tsat7 baat8 luk9
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 geo2 séi3 ling4 ng5 yi6 ced1 bad3 lug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jiː²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ lʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
[edit]三九四零五二七八六
- (Cantonese) A phrase used to memorise the nine tones in Cantonese
Usage notes
[edit]The seventh, eighth and ninth tones have the same tone contour as the first, third and sixth tones respectively, but they are checked syllables.