Chinese edit

three six
simp. and trad.
(三六)

Etymology 1 edit

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Noun edit

三六

  1. three sixes; eighteen

Etymology 2 edit

Three plus six is nine , which is homophonous to (“dog”) in some varieties.

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

三六

  1. (Cantonese) dog meat
  2. (Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) dog
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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
さぶ
Grade: 1
ろく
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Numeral edit

(さぶ)(ろく) (saburoku

  1. three sixes; eighteen
    (さぶ)(ろく)(じゅう)(はち)
    Saburoku, jūhachi.
    Three sixes are eighteen.

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