六十

Chinese

		six	ten
simp. and trad. (六十)		六	十
alternative forms		陸拾／陆拾 financial
anagram		十六

Chinese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : 六十 (liùshí)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): liùshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): niu² si² / nu² si²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): люшы (li͡ušɨ, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ sap⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): liuk-sṳ̍p

  (Meixian, Guangdong): liug⁵ seb⁶

• Eastern Min (BUC): lĕ̤k-sĕk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): la̍k-cha̍p

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lag⁸ zab⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸loq-zeq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòushíh
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-shih²
    • Yale: lyòu-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowshyr
    • Palladius: люши (ljuši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: niu² si² / nu² si²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lius / lus
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niəu²¹ sz̩²¹/, /nu²¹ sz̩²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: люшы (li͡ušɨ, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liou²⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ sap⁶
    • Yale: luhk sahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ sap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ seb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² sɐp̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liuk-sṳ̍p
    • Hakka Romanization System: liug^ˋ siib
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liug⁵ sib⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯uk̚² sɨp̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: liug⁵ seb⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /liʊk̚¹ səp̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: lĕ̤k-sĕk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃øyʔ⁵⁻³³ sɛiʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍k-cha̍p
    • Tâi-lô: la̍k-tsa̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lagzap
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sap̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sap̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lag⁸ zab⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k tsa̍p
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚⁴⁻² t͡sap̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸loq-zeq
    • MiniDict: loh^入 zeh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵loq-zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loʔ¹¹ zəʔ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: ljuwk dzyip

Rime
Character	六	十
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	屋 (4)	緝 (141)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	力竹切	是執切
Baxter	ljuwk	dzyip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨuk̚/	/d͡ʑiɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/liuk̚/	/d͡ʑip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/liuk̚/	/d͡ʑjep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luwk̚/	/d͡ʑip̚/
Li Rong	/liuk̚/	/ʑiəp̚/
Wang Li	/lĭuk̚/	/ʑĭĕp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯uk̚/	/ʑi̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lù	shí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	luk6	sap6

Numeral

六十

1. sixty; 60

   六十大壽／六十大寿  ―  liùshí dàshòu  ―  sixtieth birthday

Derived terms

• 三百六十行
• 三百六十行，行行出狀元 / 三百六十行，行行出状元 (sānbǎi liùshí háng, hángháng chū zhuàngyuán)
• 六十一 (liùshíyī)
• 六十七 (liùshíqī)
• 六十三 (liùshísān)
• 六十九 (liùshíjiǔ)
• 六十二 (liùshí'èr)
• 六十五 (liùshíwǔ)
• 六十八 (liùshíbā)
• 六十六 (liùshíliù)
• 六十四 (liùshísì)
• 六十甲子 (liùshí jiǎzǐ)
• 六十種曲 / 六十种曲
• 六十調 / 六十调
• 鈷六十 / 钴六十

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (六十):

• → Japanese: 六十(ろくじゅう) (rokujū)
• → Korean: 육십(六十) (yuksip)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
六	十
ろく Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of 六 (roku, “six”) +‎ 十 (jū, “ten”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ろくじゅう [ròkújúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞kɯ̟ʑɨː]

Numeral

六(ろく)十(じゅう) • (rokujū) ^{←ろくじふ (rokuzifu)?}

1. sixty

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
六	十
む Grade: 1	そ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 六 (mu, “six”) +‎ 十 (so, “ten”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むそ [múꜜsò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟so̞]

Numeral

六(む)十(そ) • (muso) 

1. sixty

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
六	十
Grade: 1	Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spelling
六十路

Compound of 六十 (muso, “sixty”) +‎ 路 (-ji, suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むそじ [múꜜsòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) むそじ [mùsójí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) むそじ [mùsóꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟so̞ʑi]

Numeral

六十(むそじ) • (musoji) ^{←むそぢ (musodi)?}

1. sixty
2. sixty years of age

Korean

Hanja in this term
六	十

Numeral

六十 • (yuksip) (hangeul 육십)

1. hanja form^? of 육십 (“sixty; 60”)