六六六

Chinese

		six	six	six
simp. and trad. (六六六)		六	六	六
alternative forms		666

Etymology

Thus called for its chemical formula being C₆H₆Cl₆.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liùliùliù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ luk⁶ luk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liùliùliù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liòuliòuliòu
  - Wade–Giles: liu⁴-liu⁴-liu⁴
  - Yale: lyòu-lyòu-lyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowliowliow
  - Palladius: люлюлю (ljuljulju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ luk⁶ luk⁶
  - Yale: luhk luhk luhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ luk⁹ luk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ lug⁶ lug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² lʊk̚² lʊk̚²/

Noun

六六六

(organic chemistry) gammexane; (1,2,3,4,5,6-)hexachlorocyclohexane; benzene hexachloride (BHC)
Synonym: 六氯環己烷 / 六氯环己烷 (liùlǜhuánjǐwán) (scientific name)