六十

Chinese

	six	ten
simp. and trad. (六十)	六	十
alternative forms	陸拾／陆拾 financial
anagram	十六

**Chinese cardinal numbers**
< 59	60	61 >
Cardinal : 六十 (liùshí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): liùshí

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): niu² si² / nu² si²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): люшы (li͡ušɨ, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ sap⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): liuk-sṳ̍p

(Hailu, HRS): liug shib^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): liug⁵ seb⁶
Eastern Min (BUC): lĕ̤k-sĕk
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): la⁷ seh⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): la̍k-cha̍p

(Teochew, Peng'im): lag⁸ zab⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸loq-zeq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liùshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liòushíh
  - Wade–Giles: liu⁴-shih²
  - Yale: lyòu-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowshyr
  - Palladius: люши (ljuši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: niu² si² / nu² si²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lius / lus
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niəu²¹ sz̩²¹/, /nu²¹ sz̩²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: люшы (li͡ušɨ, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liou²⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ sap⁶
  - Yale: luhk sahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ sap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ seb⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² sɐp̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liuk-sṳ̍p
  - Hakka Romanization System: liug^ˋ siib
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liug⁵ sib⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯uk̚² sɨp̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: liug shib^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /liuk⁵⁻² ʃip²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: liug⁵ seb⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /liʊk̚¹ səp̚⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lĕ̤k-sĕk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃øyʔ⁵⁻³³ sɛiʔ⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: la⁷ seh⁷ [Phonetic: la⁵ leh⁷]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: la̍h-se̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /la¹³⁻¹¹ ^(ɬ-)lɛʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: la⁷ seh⁷ [Phonetic: la⁵ leh⁷]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /la²⁴⁻²¹ ^(ɬ-)lɛʔ⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍k-cha̍p
  - Tâi-lô: la̍k-tsa̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lagzap
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sap̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sap̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sap̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lag⁸ zab⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k tsa̍p
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚⁴⁻² t͡sap̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸loq-zeq
  - MiniDict: loh^入 zeh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵loq-zeq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loʔ¹¹ zəʔ²³/

Middle Chinese: ljuwk dzyip

Rime
Character	六	十
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	屋 (4)	緝 (141)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	力竹切	是執切
Baxter	ljuwk	dzyip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨuk̚/	/d͡ʑiɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/liuk̚/	/d͡ʑip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/liuk̚/	/d͡ʑjep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luwk̚/	/d͡ʑip̚/
Li Rong	/liuk̚/	/ʑiəp̚/
Wang Li	/lĭuk̚/	/ʑĭĕp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯uk̚/	/ʑi̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lù	shí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	luk⁶	sap⁶

Numeral

六十

sixty; 60
六十大壽／六十大寿 ― liùshí dàshòu ― sixtieth birthday

Derived terms

三百六十行 (sānbǎi liùshí háng)
三百六十行，行行出狀元 / 三百六十行，行行出状元 (sānbǎi liùshí háng, hángháng chū zhuàngyuán)
六十一 (liùshíyī)
六十七 (liùshíqī)
六十三 (liùshísān)
六十九 (liùshíjiǔ)
六十二 (liùshí'èr)
六十五 (liùshíwǔ)
六十八 (liùshíbā)
六十六 (liùshíliù)
六十四 (liùshísì)
六十甲子 (liùshí jiǎzǐ)
六十種曲 / 六十种曲
六十調 / 六十调
鈷六十 / 钴六十

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (六十):

→ Japanese: 六十(ろくじゅう) (rokujū)
→ Korean: 육십(六十) (yuksip)

Japanese

**Japanese cardinal numbers**
< 59	60	61 >
Cardinal : 六十

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
六	十
ろく Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of 六 (roku, “six”) +‎ 十 (jū, “ten”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ろくじゅう [ròkújúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɾo̞kɯ̟ʑɨː]

Numeral

六(ろく)十(じゅう) • (rokujū) ^{←ろくじふ (rokuzifu)^?}

sixty

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
六	十
む Grade: 1	そ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 六 (mu, “six”) +‎ 十 (so, “ten”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むそ [múꜜsò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟so̞]

Numeral

六(む)十(そ) • (muso)

sixty

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
六	十
Grade: 1	Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spelling
六十路

Compound of 六十 (muso, “sixty”) +‎ 路 (-ji, suffix).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むそじ [múꜜsòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) むそじ [mùsójí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) むそじ [mùsóꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟so̞ʑi]

Numeral

六十(むそじ) • (musoji) ^{←むそぢ (musodi)^?}

sixty
sixty years of age

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
六	十

Numeral

六十 • (yuksip) (hangeul 육십)

hanja form^? of 육십 (“sixty; 60”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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