五十

Chinese

		five	ten
simp. and trad. (五十)		五	十
alternative forms		伍拾 financial
anagram		十五

Chinese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : 五十 (wǔshí)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wǔshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄕˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wu³ si²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вушы (vušɨ, II-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ng⁵ sap⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): m² sip⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ńg-sṳ̍p

  (Hailu, HRS): ng^ˊ shib^ˋ

• Northern Min (KCR): ngù-sī
• Eastern Min (BUC): ngô-sĕk
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ngou⁵ seh⁷
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gǒ͘-cha̍p / gō͘-cha̍p

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngou⁶ zab⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ng-zeq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): u³ shr⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔshíh
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-shih²
    • Yale: wǔ-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushyr
    • Palladius: уши (uši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: wu³ si²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: us
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vu⁵³ sz̩²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вушы (vušɨ, II-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vou⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ sap⁶
    • Yale: ńgh sahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ sap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ seb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ sɐp̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: m² sip⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩⁵⁵ sip̚³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-sṳ̍p
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng^ˋ siib
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ sib⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ sɨp̚⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng^ˊ shib^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ²⁴⁻³³ ʃip²/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngù-sī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋu⁴² si⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngô-sĕk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lɛiʔ⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ngou⁵ seh⁷ [Phonetic: ngou⁵ leh⁷]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ngō-se̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔu¹¹ ^(ɬ-)lɛʔ⁴/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ngou⁵ seh⁷ [Phonetic: ngou⁵ leh⁷]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔu²¹ ^(ɬ-)lɛʔ⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Philippines, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-cha̍p
    • Tâi-lô: gǒo-tsa̍p
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ²² t͡sap̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Lukang): /ɡɔ³³⁻²² t͡sap̚³⁵/
    • IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /ɡɔ³³⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Sanxia, Magong, Kinmen, Taichung, Singapore, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-cha̍p
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-tsa̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxzap
    • IPA (Taipei, Tainan): /ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /ɡɔ²¹ t͡sap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /ɡɔ²²⁻¹² t͡sap̚⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Yilan): /ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁵/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngou⁶ zab⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngŏu tsa̍p
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ng-zeq
    • MiniDict: ng^去 zeh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhngg-zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋ̍²² zəʔ⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: u³ shr⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /u⁴¹ ʂʐ̩²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /u⁴¹ sz̩²⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: nguX dzyip

Rime
Character	五	十
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	緝 (141)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	疑古切	是執切
Baxter	nguX	dzyip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋuoX/	/d͡ʑiɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋuoX/	/d͡ʑip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋoX/	/d͡ʑjep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɔX/	/d͡ʑip̚/
Li Rong	/ŋoX/	/ʑiəp̚/
Wang Li	/ŋuX/	/ʑĭĕp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋuoX/	/ʑi̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	shí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ng5	sap6

Numeral

五十

1. fifty; 50

Synonyms

• (chiefly years of age) 半百 (bànbǎi)

Derived terms

• 五十一 (wǔshíyī)
• 五十七 (wǔshíqī)
• 五十三 (wǔshísān)
• 五十九 (wǔshíjiǔ)
• 五十二 (wǔshí'èr)
• 五十五 (wǔshíwǔ)
• 五十八 (wǔshíbā)
• 五十六 (wǔshíliù)
• 五十四 (wǔshísì)
• 五十步笑一百步 (wǔshí bù xiào yībǎi bù)
• 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù)
• 五十肩 (wǔshíjiān)
• 五十音 (wǔshíyīn)
• 親情五十 / 亲情五十

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (五十):

• → Japanese: 五十(ごじゅう) (gojū)
• → Korean: 오십(五十) (osip)