三六

Chinese

		three	six
simp. and trad. (三六)		三	六

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānliù

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ luk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānliù
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanliòu
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-liu⁴
    • Yale: sān-lyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanliow
    • Palladius: саньлю (sanʹlju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ luk⁶
    • Yale: sāam luhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ luk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ lug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²/

Noun

三六

1. three sixes; eighteen

Etymology 2

Three plus six is nine 九, which is homophonous to 狗 (“dog”) in some varieties.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ luk^6-2 / saam¹ luk⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ luk^6-2 / saam¹ luk⁶
    • Yale: sāam lúk / sāam luhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ luk^9-2 / saam¹ luk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ lug^6-2 / sam¹ lug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/, /saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²/

Noun

三六

1. (Cantonese) dog meat
2. (Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) dog

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		狗肉
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	狗肉
	Malaysia	狗肉
	Singapore	狗肉
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	地羊肉
	Liuzhou	狗肉, 香肉, 地羊
Cantonese	Guangzhou	狗肉, 香肉, 三六, 三六香肉
	Hong Kong	狗肉, 香肉, 三六
	Dongguan	狗肉, 香肉
Gan	Nanchang	狗肉
Hakka	Meixian	狗肉
Southern Min	Quanzhou	狗肉
	Jinjiang	狗肉
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	狗肉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	狗肉
	Manila (Hokkien)	狗肉
	Shantou	狗肉
	Haikou	四五
Xiang	Changsha	地羊肉

Dialectal synonyms of 狗肉 (“dog meat”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		犬
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		狗
Taxonomic name		犬
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	狗
	Taiwan	狗
	Chengde	狗
	Chifeng	狗
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	狗
	Heihe	狗
	Qiqihar	狗
	Harbin	狗
	Jiamusi	狗
	Baicheng	狗
	Changchun	狗
	Tonghua	狗
	Shenyang	狗
	Jinzhou	狗
	Malaysia	狗
	Singapore	狗
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	狗
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	狗
	Tangshan	狗
	Cangzhou	狗
	Baoding	狗
	Shijiazhuang	狗
	Lijin	狗
	Jinan	狗
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	狗
	Dandong	狗
	Yantai	狗子
	Yantai (Muping)	狗子, 狗
	Qingdao	狗
	Zhucheng	狗
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	狗
	Lingbao	狗
	Jining	狗
	Wanrong	狗
	Linfen	狗
	Shangqiu	狗
	Yuanyang	狗
	Zhengzhou	狗
	Xinyang	狗
	Baihe	狗, 狗子
	Xi'an	狗
	Dingbian	狗
	Baoji	狗
	Tianshui	狗
	Xining	狗
	Yanqi	狗
	Xuzhou	狗
	Fuyang	狗
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	狗
	Lanzhou	狗
	Dunhuang	狗
	Hami	狗
	Ürümqi	狗
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	狗
	Nanchong	狗
	Dazhou	狗
	Hanyuan	狗
	Xichang	狗
	Zigong	狗
	Chongqing	狗, 狗兒
	Wuhan	狗, 狗子, 狗狗 childish, 來富 dated
	Yichang	狗, 狗子
	Xiangyang	狗, 狗子
	Tianmen	狗, 狗子
	Guiyang	狗
	Zunyi	狗
	Bijie	狗
	Liping	狗
	Zhaotong	狗
	Dali	狗
	Kunming	狗
	Mengzi	狗
	Guilin	狗
	Liuzhou	狗, 狗崽, 三六, 地羊 as food
	Jishou	狗
	Changde	狗, 狗子
	Hanzhong	狗
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	狗
	Yangzhou	狗, 狗子
	Lianyungang	狗
	Lianshui	狗
	Nantong	狗, 狗子
	Anqing	狗
	Wuhu	狗
	Hefei	狗
	Hong'an	狗子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	狗
	Hong Kong	狗, 㕵㕵 childish, 㕵㕵狗 childish
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	狗
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	狗
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	狗
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	狗
	Macau	狗
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	狗
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	狗
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	狗
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	狗
	Foshan	狗
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	狗
	Foshan (Shunde)	狗
	Foshan (Sanshui)	狗
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	狗
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	狗
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	狗
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	狗
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	狗
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	狗
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	狗
	Taishan	狗
	Kaiping (Chikan)	狗
	Enping (Niujiang)	狗
	Heshan (Yayao)	狗
	Dongguan	狗
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	狗
	Shaoguan	狗
	Yunfu	狗
	Yangjiang	狗
	Xinyi	狗
	Lianjiang	狗
	Nanning	狗
	Wuzhou	狗
	Yulin	狗
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	狗
	Beihai	狗
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	狗
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	狗
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	狗
	Penang (Guangfu)	狗
	Singapore (Guangfu)	狗
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	狗
	Móng Cái	狗
Gan	Nanchang	狗
	Lichuan	狗
	Pingxiang	狗
Hakka	Meixian	狗, 無角羊
	Dabu (Xihe)	狗
	Dabu (Taoyuan)	狗
	Dabu (Gaobei)	狗
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	狗
	Fengshun (Fengliang)	狗
	Fengshun (Pantian)	狗
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	狗
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	狗
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	狗
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	狗
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	狗
	Changting	狗
	Yudu	狗子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	狗仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	狗仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	狗, 狗仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	狗
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	狗
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	狗
	Hong Kong	狗
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	狗
	Sabah (Longchuan)	狗
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	狗
	Senai (Huiyang)	狗
	Kuching (Hepo)	狗
	Singkawang	狗
Huizhou	Jixi	狗
	Shexian	狗
Jin	Taiyuan	狗兒, 狗
	Yangyuan	狗
	Datong	狗, 狗娃子
	Xinzhou	狗
	Lüliang (Lishi)	狗兒
	Changzhi	狗
	Linhe	狗, 狗子
	Jining	狗
	Hohhot	狗
	Erenhot	狗
	Pingshan	狗
	Zhangjiakou	狗
	Handan	狗
	Linzhou	狗
	Suide	狗
Northern Min	Jian'ou	狗仔, 狗
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	犬, 犬囝
	Fuzhou (Changle)	犬
	Fuqing	犬
	Yongtai	犬
	Gutian	犬
	Fu'an	犬
	Ningde	犬
	Shouning	犬
	Zhouning	犬
	Fuding	犬
	Matsu	犬
Southern Min	Xiamen	狗
	Quanzhou	狗
	Zhangzhou	狗
	Zhao'an	狗
	Kaohsiung	狗
	Yilan	狗
	Changhua (Lukang)	狗
	Taichung	狗
	Taichung (Wuqi)	狗
	Tainan	狗仔
	Taitung	狗
	Hsinchu	狗
	Penghu (Magong)	狗
	Penang (Hokkien)	狗
	Singapore (Hokkien)	狗
	Manila (Hokkien)	狗
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	狗
	Chaozhou	狗
	Shantou	狗
	Haifeng	狗
	Bangkok (Teochew)	狗
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	狗
	Singapore (Teochew)	狗
	Leizhou	狗, 四五
	Wenchang	狗
	Haikou	狗
	Singapore (Hainanese)	狗
Puxian Min	Putian	狗
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	狗
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	狗
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	狗
	Xianyou	狗, 狗囝
	Xianyou (Fengting)	狗, 狗囝
	Xianyou (Youyang)	狗, 狗囝
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	狗
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	狗
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	狗, 地羊 dated, euphemistic, 三六 argot, 四打五 argot
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	狗
Shehua	Fu'an	狗
	Fuding	狗
	Luoyuan	狗
	Sanming	狗
	Shunchang	狗
	Hua'an	狗
	Guixi (Zhangping)	狗
	Cangnan	狗
	Jingning (Hexi)	狗
	Lishui	狗
	Longyou	狗
	Chaozhou	狗
	Fengshun	狗
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	犬
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	犬
	Luxi (Baisha)	犬
	Luxi (Liangjiatan)	犬
	Luxi (Lijiatian)	犬
	Chengbu (Xuntou)	犬
Wu	Shanghai	狗, 汪汪狗 childish
	Shanghai (Chongming)	狗
	Suzhou	狗
	Danyang	狗子
	Hangzhou	狗
	Ningbo	黃狗
	Wenzhou	狗, 𡀿𡀿 childish
	Jinhua	狗
Xiang	Changsha	狗
	Xiangxiang	狗
	Loudi	狗
	Shuangfeng	狗
	Quanzhou	狗

Dialectal synonyms of 狗 (“dog”) [map]

Derived terms

• 三六滾一滾，神仙都企唔穩／三六滚一滚，神仙都企唔稳
• 三六香肉

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	六
さぶ Grade: 1	ろく Grade: 1
irregular	on'yomi

Numeral

三(さぶ)六(ろく) • (saburoku) 

1. three sixes; eighteen

   三(さぶ)六(ろく)、十(じゅう)八(はち)。

   Saburoku, jūhachi.

   Three sixes are eighteen.

Related terms

• 二(に)六(ろく) (niroku, “two sixes; twelve”)
• 四(し)六(ろく) (shiroku, “four sixes; twenty-four”)
• 五(ご)六(ろく) (goroku, “five sixes; thirty”)