666

Translingual

Symbol

666

1. (biblical) The Number of the Beast.

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”)