十八

Chinese

	ten	eight
trad. (十八)	十	八
simp. ^#(十八)	十	八
alternative forms	拾捌 financial
anagram	八十

**Chinese cardinal numbers**
< 17	18	19 >
Cardinal : 十八 (shíbā)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shíbā

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si² ba²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): шыба (šɨba, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sap⁶ baat³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sip⁵ bat¹
Gan (Wiktionary): siit⁷ bat⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ̍p-pat

(Hailu, HRS): shib^ˋ bad

(Meixian, Guangdong): seb⁶ bad⁵

(Changting, Changting Pinyin): shï⁵ be²
Jin (Wiktionary): seh⁵ bah⁴
Northern Min (KCR): sí-băi
Eastern Min (BUC): sĕk-báik
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): seh⁷ be⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): cha̍p-peh / cha̍p-poeh

(Teochew, Peng'im): zab⁸ boih⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zeq-paq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): shr⁶ ba⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shíbā
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhba
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-pa¹
  - Yale: shŕ-bā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrba
  - Palladius: шиба (šiba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: si² ba²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sba
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹ pa²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: шыба (šɨba, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²⁴ pa²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sap⁶ baat³
  - Yale: sahp baat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ baat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ bad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² paːt̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sip⁵ bat¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sip̚³² pat̚³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: siit⁷ bat⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɨt̚² pat̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̍p-pat
  - Hakka Romanization System: siib bad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sib⁶ bad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨp̚⁵ pat̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: shib^ˋ bad
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃip² pat⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: seb⁶ bad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /səp̚⁵ pat̚¹/
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: shï⁵ be²
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃʐ̩²¹ pe²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: seh⁵ bah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /səʔ⁵⁴ paʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sí-băi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁴ pai²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sĕk-báik
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ paiʔ²⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: seh⁷ be⁶ [Phonetic: seh⁴ be⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: se̍h-bā̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɛʔ⁴⁻⁴² pe¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: seh⁷ be⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɛʔ⁴ pe²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-peh
  - Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-peh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zabpeq
  - IPA (Yilan): /t͡sap̚⁵⁻² peʔ²/
  - IPA (Tainan): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ peʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² peʔ³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ peʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Philippines, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-poeh
  - Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-pueh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zabpoeq
  - IPA (Lukang): /t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² pueʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines, Jinjiang): /t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² pueʔ⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zab⁸ boih⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsa̍p poih
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻² poiʔ²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zeq-paq
  - MiniDict: zeh^入 pah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq-paq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ paʔ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: shr⁶ ba⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʂʐ̩²⁴ pa̠²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /sz̩²⁴ pa̠²⁴/

Middle Chinese: dzyip peat

Rime
Character	十	八
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	緝 (141)	鎋 (75)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	是執切	博拔切
Baxter	dzyip	peat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiɪp̚/	/pˠɛt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑip̚/	/pᵚæt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑjep̚/	/pæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑip̚/	/pəɨt̚/
Li Rong	/ʑiəp̚/	/pɛt̚/
Wang Li	/ʑĭĕp̚/	/pæt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʑi̯əp̚/	/pat̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shí	ba
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sap⁶	baat³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*t.[ɡ]əp pˤret/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡjub preːd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	十	八
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shí	bā
Middle Chinese	‹ dzyip ›	‹ pɛt ›
Old Chinese	/*t.[ɡ]əp/	/*pˁret/
English	ten	eight
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	十	八
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	11452	89
Phonetic component	十	八
Rime group	緝	月
Rime subdivision	3	2
Corresponding MC rime	十	八
Old Chinese	/*ɡjub/	/*preːd/

Numeral

十八

eighteen; 18
芳齡十八／芳龄十八 ― fānglíng shíbā ― (of a girl) to be eighteen years of age

一個人到了十八歲才算得上一個站立著人。 [MSC, trad.]
一个人到了十八岁才算得上一个站立着人。 [MSC, simp.]
Yī ge rén dào le shíbā suì cái suàndeshàng yī ge zhànlì zhe rén. [Pinyin]
A man at the age of eighteen may be considered a standing person.

Derived terms

九曲十八彎 / 九曲十八弯 (jiǔ qū shíbā wān)
九腔十八調 / 九腔十八调
十七十八無醜女 / 十七十八无丑女
十八仔
十八層地獄 / 十八层地狱 (shíbā céng dìyù)
十八廿二
十八烷 (shíbāwán)
十八禁 (shíbājìn)
十八般武藝 / 十八般武艺 (shíbā bān wǔyì)
十八骰仔
女大十八變 / 女大十八变
救十八
肏你祖宗十八代 (cào nǐ zǔzōng shíbā dài)
胡笳十八拍 (hújiā shíbā pāi)
膏十八仔

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (十八):

→ Japanese: 十八(じゅうはち) (jūhachi)
→ Korean: 십팔(十八) (sip'pal)

Japanese

**Japanese cardinal numbers**
< 17	18	19 >
Cardinal : 十八

Kanji in this term
十	八
じゅう Grade: 1	はち Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゅうはち [jùúháchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨːha̠t͡ɕi]

Numeral

十(じゅう)八(はち) • (jūhachi)

eighteen; 18

Coordinate terms

Japanese numbers
Number	Kanji	Kana	Romaji
0	零	れい、ゼロ	rei, zero
1	一、壱、弌、壹	いち	ichi
2	二、弐、貳、貮	に	ni
3	三、参	さん	san
4	四、肆	よん、し	yon, shi
5	五、伍	ご	go
6	六、陸	ろく	roku
7	七、漆	なな、しち	nana, shichi
8	八、捌	はち	hachi
9	九、玖	きゅう、く	kyū, ku
10	十、拾	じゅう	jū
100	百、陌、佰	ひゃく	hyaku
1,000	千、阡、仟	せん	sen
10,000	一万、万、一萬、萬	いちまん、まん	ichiman, man
100,000,000	一億、億	いちおく、おく	ichioku, oku

Korean

Hanja in this term
十	八

Numeral

十八 • (sip'pal) (hangeul 십팔)

hanja form^? of 십팔 (“eighteen”)