How to count in Cantonese, a variety of Chinese spoken in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau and many parts of Southeast Asia.
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Numeral | Pronunciation | Number |
---|---|---|
〇 [零] | lìhng | 0 |
一 | yāt | 1 |
二 | yih | 2 |
三 | sàam | 3 |
四 | sei | 4 |
五 | nǵh | 5 |
六 | luhk | 6 |
七 | chāt | 7 |
八 | baat | 8 |
九 | gáu | 9 |
十 | sahp | 10 |
十一 | sahpyāt | 11 |
十二 | sahpyih | 12 |
十三 | sahpsàam | 13 |
十四 | sahpsei | 14 |
十五 | sahpnǵh | 15 |
十六 | sahpluhk | 16 |
十七 | sahpchāt | 17 |
十八 | sahpbaat | 18 |
十九 | sahpgáu | 19 |
二十 | yihsahp | 20 |
二十一 | yihsahpyāt | 21 |
二十二 | yihsahpyih | 22 |
二十三 | yihsahpsàam | 23 |
二十四 | yihsahpsei | 24 |
二十五 | yihsahpnǵh | 25 |
二十六 | yihsahpluhk | 26 |
二十七 | yihsahpchāt | 27 |
二十八 | yihsahpbaat | 28 |
二十九 | yihsahpgáu | 29 |
三十 | sàamsahp | 30 |
三十一 | sàamsahpyāt | 31 |
三十二 | sàamsahpyih | 32 |
三十三 | sàamsàam | 33 |
三十四 | sàamsahpsei | 34 |
三十五 | sàamsahpnǵh | 35 |
三十六 | sàamsahpluhk | 36 |
三十七 | sàamsahpchāt | 37 |
三十八 | sàamsahpbaat | 38 |
三十九 | sàamsahpgáu | 39 |
四十 | seisahp | 40 |
五十 | nǵhsahp | 50 |
六十 | luhksahp | 60 |
七十 | chātsahp | 70 |
八十 | baatsahp | 80 |
九十 | gáusahp | 90 |
一百 | yātbaak | 100 |
一千 | yātchìn | 1,000 |
一万 [萬] | yātmaahn | 10,000 |
一百万 | yātbaakmaahn | 1 million |
一亿 [億] | yātyìk | 100 million |
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