三仆六坐九扶籬

Chinese

		three	fall prostrate	six	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)	nine	to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help	a fence
trad. (三仆六坐九扶籬)		三	仆	六	坐	九	扶	籬
simp. (三仆六坐九扶篱)		三	仆	六	坐	九	扶	篱

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ puk¹ luk⁶ co⁵ gau² fu⁴ lei⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ puk¹ luk⁶ co⁵ gau² fu⁴ lei⁴
    • Yale: sāam pūk luhk chóh gáu fùh lèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ puk⁷ luk⁹ tso⁵ gau² fu⁴ lei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ pug¹ lug⁶ co⁵ geo² fu⁴ léi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚² t͡sʰɔː¹³ kɐu̯³⁵ fuː²¹ lei̯²¹/

Proverb

三仆六坐九扶籬

1. (Cantonese) a baby can roll over at three months of age, sit at six months of age, and pull to stand at nine months of age