三九四零五二
Chinese edit
three | nine | four | remnant; zero; to fall | five | two | ||
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trad. (三九四零五二) | 三 | 九 | 四 | 零 | 五 | 二 | |
simp. #(三九四零五二) | 三 | 九 | 四 | 零 | 五 | 二 |
Etymology edit
Six numbers pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in Cantonese: 3, 9, 4, 0, 5, 2.
Pronunciation edit
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6
- Yale: sāam gáu sei lìhng ńgh yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 geo2 séi3 ling4 ng5 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase edit
三九四零五二
- (Cantonese) A phrase used to memorise the six tones in Cantonese