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三九四零五二七八六

三九四零五二七八六

Chinese

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|- ! !three; 3 !nine; 9 !four; 4 !remnant; zero !five; 5 !two; 2 !seven; 7 !eight; 8 !six; 6 |- !simp. and trad.
(三九四零五二七八六) | | | | | | | | | |}

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