九十九

Chinese

		ninety; 90	nine
simp. and trad. (九十九)		九十	九
alternative forms		玖拾玖 financial

**Chinese cardinal numbers**
< 98	99	100 >
Cardinal : 九十九 (jiǔshíjiǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiǔshíjiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiu³ si² jiu³

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җюшыҗю (ži͡ušɨži͡u, II-I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² sap⁶ gau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiú-sṳ̍p-kiú
Eastern Min (BUC): gāu-sĕk-gāu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): káu-cha̍p-káu

(Teochew, Peng'im): gao² zab⁸ gao²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵cieu-zeq-cieu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔshíjiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒushíhjiǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chiu³-shih²-chiu³
  - Yale: jyǒu-shŕ-jyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoushyrjeou
  - Palladius: цзюшицзю (czjušiczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jiu³ si² jiu³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giusgiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiəu⁵³ sz̩²¹ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җюшыҗю (ži͡ušɨži͡u, II-I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiou⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²⁴ t͡ɕiou⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² sap⁶ gau²
  - Yale: gáu sahp gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² sap⁹ gau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² seb⁶ geo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ sɐp̚² kɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-sṳ̍p-kiú
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu^ˋ siib giu^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu³ sib⁶ giu³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯u³¹ sɨp̚⁵ ki̯u³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gāu-sĕk-gāu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻³⁵ ^(s-)lɛiʔ⁵⁻³³ kau³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-cha̍p-káu
  - Tâi-lô: káu-tsa̍p-káu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kawzabkao
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² kau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² kau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² kau⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gao² zab⁸ gao²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káu tsa̍p káu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² kau⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cieu-zeq-cieu
  - MiniDict: cieu^去 zeh cieu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²jieu-zeq-jieu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɤ³³ zəʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɤ²¹/

Numeral

九十九

ninety-nine; 99

Derived terms

飯後百步走，活到九十九／饭后百步走，活到九十九 (fànhòubǎibùzǒu, huódàojiǔshíjiǔ)