二十三

Chinese

	twenty; 20; twentieth	three
simp. and trad. (二十三)	二十	三
alternative forms	貳拾參／贰拾参 financial 弍拾弎 financial; obsolete
anagram	三十二

**Chinese cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : 二十三 (èrshísān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): èrshísān

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): er⁴ si² san¹

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): эршысан (eršɨsan, III-I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ sap⁶ saam¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngi-sṳ̍p-sâm

(Hailu, HRS): ngi^˖ shib^ˋ sam^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngi⁴ seb⁶ sam¹
Eastern Min (BUC): nê-sĕk-săng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): di⁵ seh⁷ sor¹ / li⁵ seh⁷ sornn¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lī-cha̍p-saⁿ / jī-cha̍p-saⁿ / gī-cha̍p-saⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): ri⁶ zab⁸ san¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gni-zeq-se

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: èrshísān
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: èrshíhsan
  - Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-shih²-san¹
  - Yale: èr-shŕ-sān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellshyrsan
  - Palladius: эршисань (eršisanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: er⁴ si² san¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: rssan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɚ²¹³ sz̩²¹ san⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: эршысан (eršɨsan, III-I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛɻ⁴⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴ sæ̃²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ sap⁶ saam¹
  - Yale: yih sahp sāam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ sap⁹ saam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ seb⁶ sam¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-sṳ̍p-sâm
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngi siib sam^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ sib⁶ sam¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ sam²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngi^˖ shib^ˋ sam^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi³³ ʃip² sam⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngi⁴ seb⁶ sam¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵³ səp̚⁵ sam⁴⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: nê-sĕk-săng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lɛiʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ saŋ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: di⁵ seh⁷ sor¹ [Phonetic: di⁵ leh⁶ sor¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: dī-se̍h-so̤ⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti¹¹ ^(ɬ-)lɛʔ⁴⁻²¹ ɬɒ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: li⁵ seh⁷ sornn¹ [Phonetic: li⁵ leh⁶ sornn¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹ ^(ɬ-)lɛʔ⁴⁻² ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Philippines, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-cha̍p-saⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: lī-tsa̍p-sann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixzabsvaf
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines, Jinjiang): /li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² sã³³/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /li²²⁻¹² t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Lukang): /li³¹⁻²² t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² sã³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Sanxia, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-cha̍p-saⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: jī-tsa̍p-sann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jixzabsvaf
  - IPA (Yilan): /d͡zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁵⁻² sã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Tainan): /d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ sã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-cha̍p-saⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: gī-tsa̍p-sann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gixzabsvaf
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ri⁶ zab⁸ san¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jĭ tsa̍p saⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² sã³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gni-zeq-se
  - MiniDict: nyi^去 zeh se
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-zeq-se
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² zəʔ⁵⁵ se²¹/

Numeral

二十三

twenty-three; 23

Synonyms

廿三 (niànsān)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (二十三):

→ Japanese: 二十三(にじゅうさん) (nijūsan)
→ Korean: 이십삼(二十三) (isipsam)

Japanese

**Japanese cardinal numbers**
< 22	23	24 >
Cardinal : 二十三

Kanji in this term
二	十	三
に Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1	さん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にじゅう・さん [níꜜjùùsàń] (Atamadaka + Heiban – [1]-[0])

IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iʑɨːsã̠ɴ]

Numeral

二(に)十(じゅう)三(さん) • (nijūsan)

twenty-three; 23

Korean

Hanja in this term
二	十	三

Numeral

二十三 • (isipsam) (hangeul 이십삼)

hanja form^? of 이십삼 (“twenty-three”)