三Q

Chinese

		three
simp. and trad. (三Q)		三	Q
alternative forms		3Q

Etymology

Borrowed from English thank you.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sān kiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄎㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saan¹ kiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sān-Q
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄎㄧㄡˋ → ㄙㄢ ˙ㄎㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: san kio̊u
    • Wade–Giles: san¹ kʻiu⁵
    • Yale: sān kyou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: san .kiow
    • Palladius: сань кю (sanʹ kju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/ → /sän⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saan¹ kiu⁴
    • Yale: sāan kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saan¹ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: san¹ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːn⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹/

Interjection

三Q

1. (slang) thank you

See also

• 謝謝／谢谢 (xièxie)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
三
さん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Interjection

1. Alternative form of サンキュー