Eastern Min numbers
Eastern Min numbers, or Min Dong , is a branch of the Min group of Sinitic languages of China. The prestige form and most-cited representative form is the Fuzhou dialect. The speech of the capital and largest city of Fujian.
| Number | Eastern Min Numeral | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsit̂ (一) | [tsiʔ] |
| 2 | Ji̍t (二) | [jit] |
| 3 | Saⁿ (三) | [sã˧] |
| 4 | Sì (四) | [si˥] |
| 5 | Gō͘ (五) | [ŋo˩] |
| 6 | La̍k (六) | [lak] |
| 7 | Chhit (七) | [tsʰit] |
| 8 | Pe̍h (八) | [peʔ] |
| 9 | Káu (九) | [kaʊ̯] |
| 10 | Cha̍p (十) | [tɕiap] |
| 11 | Tsit̂-cha̍p (十一) | [tsiʔ tɕiap] |
| 12 | Ji̍t-cha̍p (十二) | [jit tɕiap] |
| 20 | Cha̍p-jī (廿) | [tɕiap tsʰi˧] |
| 21 | Tsit̂-cha̍p-jī (廿一) | [tsiʔ tɕiap tsʰi˧] |
| 30 | Saⁿ-jī (卅) | [sã˧ tsʰi˧] |
| 40 | Sì-jī (卌) | [si˥ tsʰi˧] |
| 50 | Gō͘-jī (卅) | [ŋo˩ tsʰi˧] |
| 60 | La̍k-jī (卌) | [lak tsʰi˧] |
| 70 | Chhit-jī (卌) | [tsʰit tsʰi˧] |
| 80 | Pe̍h-jī (卌) | [peʔ tsʰi˧] |
| 90 | Káu-jī (卌) | [kaʊ̯ tsʰi˧] |
| 100 | Bái (百) | [paɪ̯] |
| 200 | Nn̄g-bái (二百) | [ŋi˥ paɪ̯] |
| 300 | Saⁿ-bái (三百) | [sã˧ paɪ̯] |
| 400 | Sì-bái (四百) | [si˥ paɪ̯] |
| 500 | Gō͘-bái (五百) | [ŋo˩ paɪ̯] |
| 600 | La̍k-bái (六百) | [lak paɪ̯] |
| 700 | Chhit-bái (七百) | [tsʰit paɪ̯] |
| 800 | Pe̍h-bái (八百) | [peʔ paɪ̯] |
| 900 | Káu-bái (九百) | [kaʊ̯ paɪ̯] |
| 1000 | Ti (千) | [tɕi] |
Eastern Min, also known as Hokkien or Taiwanese, is a Southern Min Chinese language spoken primarily in the southeastern part of China, including the Fujian province, as well as by various overseas Chinese communities, especially in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Eastern Min has a diverse range of dialects, and the numbers may be pronounced differently depending on the specific dialect.
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