三九四零五二七八六
Chinese
| three | nine | four | remnant; zero; to fall | five | two | seven | eight | six | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三九四零五二七八六) | 三 | 九 | 四 | 零 | 五 | 二 | 七 | 八 | 六 | |
| simp. #(三九四零五二七八六) | 三 | 九 | 四 | 零 | 五 | 二 | 七 | 八 | 六 | |
Etymology
Seven numbers pronounced with the first tone to the ninth tone respectively in Cantonese: 3, 9, 4, 0, 5, 2, 7, 8, 6.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6 cat1 baat3 luk6
- Yale: sāam gáu sei lìhng ńgh yih chāt baat luhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6 tsat7 baat8 luk9
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 geo2 séi3 ling4 ng5 yi6 ced1 bad3 lug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jiː²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ lʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
三九四零五二七八六
- (Cantonese) A phrase used to memorise the nine tones in Cantonese
Usage notes
The seventh, eighth and ninth tones have the same tone contour as the first, third and sixth tones respectively, but they are checked syllables.