三六

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Chinese

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three six
simp. and trad.
(三六)

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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三六

  1. three sixes; eighteen

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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三六

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

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

Numeral

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(さぶ)(ろく) (saburoku

  1. three sixes; eighteen
    (さぶ)(ろく)(じゅう)(はち)
    Saburoku, jūhachi.
    Three sixes are eighteen.
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