三九四零五二七八六

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Chinese[edit]

		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[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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[edit]

三九四零五二七八六

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

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

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