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十千

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Etymology

Calque of English ten thousand.

Pronunciation

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Mandarin
(Pinyin): shíqiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄑㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ cin¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cha̍p-chheng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shíqiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄑㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhcian
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-chʻien¹
  - Yale: shŕ-chyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrchian
  - Palladius: шицянь (šicjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sap⁶ cin¹
  - Yale: sahp chīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ tsin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ qin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-chheng
  - Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-tshing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zabzhefng
  - IPA (Singapore): /t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ t͡sʰeŋ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: dzyip tshen

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*t.[ɡ]əp s.n̥ˤi[ŋ]/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡjub sn̥ʰiːn/

Numeral

十千

(Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) ten thousand
- 2001, 黃一飛 [Freddie Huang], “一百萬”‎performed by 黃一飛 [Freddie Huang]:
  
  十千八千拿去用　免還嘛無問題 [Hokkien, trad.]
  十千八千拿去用　免还嘛无问题 [Hokkien, simp.]
  cha̍p-chheng poeh-chheng the̍h khì ēng, bián hoân mā bô-būn-tôe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Ten thousand or eight thousand bucks, take and use it, it's even okay to not pay it back
(literary) numerous; very many
- 亦服爾耕，十千維耦。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  亦服尔耕，十千维耦。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Yì fú ěr gēng, shíqiān wéi ǒu. [Pinyin]
  Attend to your ploughing,
  With your ten thousand men all in pairs.
- 新豐美酒斗十千，咸陽遊俠多少年。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  新丰美酒斗十千，咸阳游侠多少年。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 8th century, Wang Wei (王維), 少年行四首‧其一
  Xīnfēng měijiǔ dǒu shíqiān, Xiányáng yóuxiá duō shàonián. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

萬／万 (wàn)

See also

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