三九四零五二七八六

三九四零五二七八六

Chinese

		three	nine	four	remnant; zero; to fall	five	two	seven	eight	six
trad. (三九四零五二七八六)		三	九	四	零	五	二	七	八	六
simp. #(三九四零五二七八六)		三	九	四	零	五	二	七	八	六

Etymology

Seven numbers pronounced with the first tone to the ninth tone respectively in Cantonese: 3, 9, 4, 0, 5, 2, 7, 8, 6.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gau² sei³ ling⁴ ng⁵ ji⁶ cat¹ baat³ luk⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gau² sei³ ling⁴ ng⁵ ji⁶ cat¹ baat³ luk⁶
    • Yale: sāam gáu sei lìhng ńgh yih chāt baat luhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gau² sei³ ling⁴ ng⁵ ji⁶ tsat⁷ baat⁸ luk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ geo² séi³ ling⁴ ng⁵ yi⁶ ced¹ bad³ lug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jiː²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ lʊk̚²/

Phrase

三九四零五二七八六

1. (Cantonese) A phrase used to memorise the nine tones in Cantonese

Usage notes

The seventh, eighth and ninth tones have the same tone contour as the first, third and sixth tones respectively, but they are checked syllables.

See also

• 三九四零五二
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