四五

Chinese

		four	five
simp. and trad. (四五)		四	五
anagram		五四

Etymology

Since 四 (su3, “four”) and 五 (ngu2, “five”) add to 九 (gao2, “nine”), which sounds identical to 狗 (gao2, “dog”).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): su³ ngu²

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• Southern Min
  • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: su³ ngu²
    • Sinological IPA: /su²¹⁻⁵⁵ ŋu³¹/

Noun

四五

1. (Leizhou Min) dog

Synonyms

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]