三六

Chinese

		three	six
simp. and trad. (三六)		三	六

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānliù

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄌㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ luk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānliù
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄌㄧㄡˋ
  - 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

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

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

(Cantonese) dog meat
(Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) dog

Synonyms

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		狗肉
Mandarin	Taiwan	狗肉
	Wuhan	地羊肉
	Liuzhou	狗肉, 香肉, 地羊
	Malaysia	狗肉
	Singapore	狗肉
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
	Singapore (Hokkien)	狗肉
	Manila (Hokkien)	狗肉
	Shantou	狗肉
	Haikou	四五
Xiang	Changsha	地羊肉

Dialectal synonyms of 狗 (“dog”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		犬
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		狗
Taxonomic name		犬
Mandarin	Beijing	狗
	Taiwan	狗
	Tianjin	狗
	Chengde	狗
	Tangshan	狗
	Cangzhou	狗
	Baoding	狗
	Shijiazhuang	狗
	Chifeng	狗
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	狗
	Heihe	狗
	Qiqihar	狗
	Harbin	狗
	Jiamusi	狗
	Baicheng	狗
	Changchun	狗
	Tonghua	狗
	Shenyang	狗
	Dandong	狗
	Jinzhou	狗
	Dalian	狗
	Yantai	狗子
	Yantai (Muping)	狗子, 狗
	Qingdao	狗
	Lijin	狗
	Zhucheng	狗
	Jinan	狗
	Jining	狗
	Luoyang	狗
	Wanrong	狗
	Shangqiu	狗
	Yuanyang	狗
	Zhengzhou	狗
	Lingbao	狗
	Xinyang	狗
	Baihe	狗, 狗子
	Hanzhong	狗
	Xi'an	狗
	Dingbian	狗
	Baoji	狗
	Yinchuan	狗
	Tianshui	狗
	Lanzhou	狗
	Dunhuang	狗
	Xining	狗
	Hami	狗
	Ürümqi	狗
	Yanqi	狗
	Wuhan	狗, 狗子, 狗狗 childish, 來富 dated
	Yichang	狗, 狗子
	Xiangyang	狗, 狗子
	Tianmen	狗, 狗子
	Hong'an	狗子
	Chengdu	狗
	Nanchong	狗
	Dazhou	狗
	Hanyuan	狗
	Xichang	狗
	Zigong	狗
	Chongqing	狗, 狗兒
	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
Anqing	狗
Xuzhou	狗
Fuyang	狗
Wuhu	狗
Yangzhou	狗, 狗子
Lianyungang	狗
Lianshui	狗
Nanjing	狗
Hefei	狗
Nantong	狗, 狗子
Malaysia	狗
Singapore	狗
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	狗
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)	狗
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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 (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
	Conghua (Lütian)	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
	Senai (Huiyang)	狗
	Kuching (Hepo)	狗
	Singkawang	狗
Huizhou	Jixi	狗
Huizhou	Shexian	狗
Jin	Taiyuan	狗兒, 狗
	Yangyuan	狗
	Datong	狗, 狗娃子
	Xinzhou	狗
	Lishi	狗兒
	Linfen	狗
	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
	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
Puxian Min	Xianyou	狗
Central Min	Yanping (Wangtai)	狗
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	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	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

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
yutōyomi

Numeral

三(さぶ)六(ろく) • (saburoku)

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”)

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