Chinese
Etymology
Since 四 (su3, “four”) and 五 (ngu2, “five”) add to 九 (gao2, “nine”), which sounds identical to 狗 (gao2, “dog”).
Pronunciation
Noun
四五
- (Leizhou Min) dog
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
狗 (“dog”)
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| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
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| Classical Chinese
|
犬
|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
狗
|
| Taxonomic name
|
犬
|
| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
狗
|
| Taiwan
|
狗
|
| Chengde
|
狗
|
| Chifeng
|
狗
|
| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
|
狗
|
| Heihe
|
狗
|
| Qiqihar
|
狗
|
| Harbin
|
狗
|
| Jiamusi
|
狗
|
| Baicheng
|
狗
|
| Changchun
|
狗
|
| Tonghua
|
狗
|
| Shenyang
|
狗
|
| Jinzhou
|
狗
|
| Malaysia
|
狗
|
| Singapore
|
狗
|
| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
|
狗
|
| Jilu Mandarin
|
Tianjin
|
狗
|
| Tangshan
|
狗
|
| Cangzhou
|
狗
|
| Baoding
|
狗
|
| Shijiazhuang
|
狗
|
| Lijin
|
狗
|
| Jinan
|
狗
|
| Jiaoliao Mandarin
|
Dalian
|
狗
|
| Dandong
|
狗
|
| Yantai
|
狗子
|
| Yantai (Muping)
|
狗子, 狗
|
| Qingdao
|
狗
|
| Zhucheng
|
狗
|
| Central Plains Mandarin
|
Luoyang
|
狗
|
| Lingbao
|
狗
|
| Jining
|
狗
|
| Wanrong
|
狗
|
| Linfen
|
狗
|
| Shangqiu
|
狗
|
| Yuanyang
|
狗
|
| Zhengzhou
|
狗
|
| Xinyang
|
狗
|
| Baihe
|
狗, 狗子
|
| Xi'an
|
狗
|
| Dingbian
|
狗
|
| Baoji
|
狗
|
| Tianshui
|
狗
|
| Xining
|
狗
|
| Yanqi
|
狗
|
| Xuzhou
|
狗
|
| Fuyang
|
狗
|
| Lanyin Mandarin
|
Yinchuan
|
狗
|
| Lanzhou
|
狗
|
| Dunhuang
|
狗
|
| Hami
|
狗
|
| Ürümqi
|
狗
|
| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
狗
|
| Nanchong
|
狗
|
| Dazhou
|
狗
|
| Hanyuan
|
狗
|
| Xichang
|
狗
|
| Zigong
|
狗
|
| Chongqing
|
狗, 狗兒
|
| Wuhan
|
狗, 狗子, 狗狗 childish, 來富 dated
|
| Yichang
|
狗, 狗子
|
| Xiangyang
|
狗, 狗子
|
| Tianmen
|
狗, 狗子
|
| Guiyang
|
狗
|
| Zunyi
|
狗
|
| Bijie
|
狗
|
| Liping
|
狗
|
| Zhaotong
|
狗
|
| Dali
|
狗
|
| Kunming
|
狗
|
| Mengzi
|
狗
|
| Guilin
|
狗
|
| Liuzhou
|
狗, 狗崽, 三六, 地羊 as food
|
| Jishou
|
狗
|
| Changde
|
狗, 狗子
|
| Hanzhong
|
狗
|
| Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Nanjing
|
狗
|
| Yangzhou
|
狗, 狗子
|
| Lianyungang
|
狗
|
| Lianshui
|
狗
|
| Nantong
|
狗, 狗子
|
| Anqing
|
狗
|
| Wuhu
|
狗
|
| Hefei
|
狗
|
| Hong'an
|
狗子
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
狗
|
| Hong Kong
|
狗, 㕵㕵 childish, 㕵㕵狗 childish
|
| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
|
狗
|
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
|
狗
|
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
狗
|
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
狗
|
| Macau
|
狗
|
| Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
狗
|
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
狗
|
| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
狗
|
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
狗
|
| Foshan
|
狗
|
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
狗
|
| Foshan (Shunde)
|
狗
|
| Foshan (Sanshui)
|
狗
|
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
狗
|
| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
狗
|
| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
狗
|
| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
|
狗
|
| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
狗
|
| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
狗
|
| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
狗
|
| Taishan
|
狗
|
| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
狗
|
| Enping (Niujiang)
|
狗
|
| Heshan (Yayao)
|
狗
|
| Dongguan
|
狗
|
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
狗
|
| Shaoguan
|
狗
|
| Yunfu
|
狗
|
| Yangjiang
|
狗
|
| Xinyi
|
狗
|
| Lianjiang
|
狗
|
| Nanning
|
狗
|
| Wuzhou
|
狗
|
| Yulin
|
狗
|
| Hepu (Lianzhou)
|
狗
|
| Beihai
|
狗
|
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
|
狗
|
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
|
狗
|
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
狗
|
| Penang (Guangfu)
|
狗
|
| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
狗
|
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
|
狗
|
| Móng Cái
|
狗
|
| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
狗
|
| Lichuan
|
狗
|
| Pingxiang
|
狗
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
狗, 無角羊
|
| Dabu (Xihe)
|
狗
|
| Dabu (Taoyuan)
|
狗
|
| Dabu (Gaobei)
|
狗
|
| Fengshun (Tangkeng)
|
狗
|
| Fengshun (Fengliang)
|
狗
|
| Fengshun (Pantian)
|
狗
|
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
|
狗
|
| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
狗
|
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
狗
|
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
狗
|
| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
|
狗
|
| Changting
|
狗
|
| Yudu
|
狗子
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
狗仔
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
狗仔
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
狗, 狗仔
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
狗
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
狗
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
狗
|
| Hong Kong
|
狗
|
| Luchuan (Daqiao)
|
狗
|
| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
狗
|
| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
|
狗
|
| Senai (Huiyang)
|
狗
|
| Kuching (Hepo)
|
狗
|
| Singkawang
|
狗
|
| Huizhou
|
Jixi
|
狗
|
| Shexian
|
狗
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
狗兒, 狗
|
| Yangyuan
|
狗
|
| Datong
|
狗, 狗娃子
|
| Xinzhou
|
狗
|
| Lüliang (Lishi)
|
狗兒
|
| Changzhi
|
狗
|
| Linhe
|
狗, 狗子
|
| Jining
|
狗
|
| Hohhot
|
狗
|
| Erenhot
|
狗
|
| Pingshan
|
狗
|
| Zhangjiakou
|
狗
|
| Handan
|
狗
|
| Linzhou
|
狗
|
| Suide
|
狗
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
狗仔, 狗
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
犬, 犬囝
|
| Fuzhou (Changle)
|
犬
|
| Fuqing
|
犬
|
| Yongtai
|
犬
|
| Gutian
|
犬
|
| Fu'an
|
犬
|
| Ningde
|
犬
|
| Shouning
|
犬
|
| Zhouning
|
犬
|
| Fuding
|
犬
|
| Matsu
|
犬
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
狗
|
| Quanzhou
|
狗
|
| Zhangzhou
|
狗
|
| Zhao'an
|
狗
|
| Taipei (Wanhua)
|
狗
|
| Kaohsiung
|
狗
|
| Yilan
|
狗
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
狗
|
| Taichung
|
狗
|
| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
狗
|
| Tainan
|
狗仔
|
| Taitung
|
狗
|
| Hsinchu
|
狗
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
狗
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
狗
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
狗
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
狗
|
| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
狗
|
| Chaozhou
|
狗
|
| Shantou
|
狗
|
| Haifeng
|
狗
|
| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
狗
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
狗
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
狗
|
| Leizhou
|
狗, 四五
|
| Wenchang
|
狗
|
| Haikou
|
狗
|
| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
狗
|
| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
狗
|
| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
|
狗
|
| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
狗
|
| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
狗
|
| Xianyou
|
狗, 狗囝
|
| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
狗, 狗囝
|
| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
狗, 狗囝
|
| Central Min
|
Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
|
狗
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
狗
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
狗, 地羊 dated, euphemistic, 三六 argot, 四打五 argot
|
| Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Dahe)
|
狗
|
| Shehua
|
Fu'an
|
狗
|
| Fuding
|
狗
|
| Luoyuan
|
狗
|
| Sanming
|
狗
|
| Shunchang
|
狗
|
| Hua'an
|
狗
|
| Guixi (Zhangping)
|
狗
|
| Cangnan
|
狗
|
| Jingning (Hexi)
|
狗
|
| Lishui
|
狗
|
| Longyou
|
狗
|
| Chaozhou
|
狗
|
| Fengshun
|
狗
|
| Waxiang
|
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
|
犬
|
| Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
|
犬
|
| Luxi (Baisha)
|
犬
|
| Luxi (Liangjiatan)
|
犬
|
| Luxi (Lijiatian)
|
犬
|
| Chengbu (Xuntou)
|
犬
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
狗, 汪汪狗 childish
|
| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
狗
|
| Suzhou
|
狗
|
| Danyang
|
狗子
|
| Hangzhou
|
狗
|
| Ningbo
|
黃狗
|
| Wenzhou
|
狗, 𡀿𡀿 childish
|
| Jinhua
|
狗
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
狗
|
| Xiangxiang
|
狗
|
| Loudi
|
狗
|
| Shuangfeng
|
狗
|
| Hengyang
|
狗, 災狗子 derogatory
|
| Quanzhou
|
狗
|