# 三六
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sānliù
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saam$^1$ luk$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sānliù
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sanliòu
*** Wade–Giles: san$^1$-liu$^4$
*** Yale: sān-lyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanliow
*** Palladius: саньлю (sanʹlju)
*** Sinological IPA : /sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saam$^1$ luk$^6$
*** Yale: sāam luhk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saam$^1$ luk$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sam$^1$ lug$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /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): saam$^1$ luk$^{6-2}$ / saam$^1$ luk$^6$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saam$^1$ luk$^{6-2}$ / saam$^1$ luk$^6$
*** Yale: sāam lúk / sāam luhk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saam$^1$ luk$^{9-2}$ / saam$^1$ luk$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sam$^1$ lug$^{6-2}$ / sam$^1$ lug$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/, /saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²/

#### Noun

三六
* (Cantonese) dog meat
* (Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) dog

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 狗肉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 狗肉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 狗肉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 狗肉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 地羊肉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 狗肉, 香肉, 地羊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 狗肉, 香肉, 三六, 三六香肉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 狗肉, 香肉, 三六 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 狗肉, 香肉 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 狗肉 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 狗肉 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 狗肉 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 狗肉 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen (Jinsha) | 狗肉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 狗肉 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 狗肉 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 狗肉 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 四五 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 地羊肉 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 犬 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 狗 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 犬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 狗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 狗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 狗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 狗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 狗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 狗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 狗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 狗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 狗 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 狗 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 狗 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 狗子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 狗子, 狗 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 狗 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 狗, 狗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanqi | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 狗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 狗 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 狗 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 狗 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 狗 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 狗 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 狗, 狗兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 狗, 狗子, 狗狗 childish, 來富 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 狗, 狗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 狗, 狗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 狗, 狗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 狗, 狗崽, 三六, 地羊 as food |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 狗, 狗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 狗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 狗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 狗, 狗子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 狗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 狗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 狗, 狗子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 狗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 狗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 狗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 狗子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 狗, 㕵㕵 childish, 㕵㕵狗 childish |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 狗 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 狗 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 狗 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 狗 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 狗 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 狗, 無角羊 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Taoyuan) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Gaobei) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Tangkeng) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Fengliang) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Pantian) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Changting | 狗 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 狗子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 狗仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 狗仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 狗, 狗仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 狗 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 狗 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 狗 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 狗 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 狗 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 狗兒, 狗 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 狗 |
| Jin | Datong | 狗, 狗娃子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 狗 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 狗兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 狗 |
| Jin | Linhe | 狗, 狗子 |
| Jin | Jining | 狗 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 狗 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 狗 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 狗 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 狗 |
| Jin | Handan | 狗 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 狗 |
| Jin | Suide | 狗 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 狗仔, 狗 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 犬, 犬囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 犬 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 犬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 狗仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 狗, 四五 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 狗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 狗 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 狗 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 狗 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 狗 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 狗 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 狗, 狗囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 狗, 狗囝 |
| Puxian Min | 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 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 狗 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 狗 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 狗 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 狗 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 狗 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 狗 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 狗 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 狗 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 狗 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 狗 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 狗 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 狗 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 犬 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 犬 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Baisha) | 犬 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Liangjiatan) | 犬 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Lijiatian) | 犬 |
| Waxiang | Chengbu (Xuntou) | 犬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 狗, 汪汪狗 childish |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 狗 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 狗 |
| Wu | Danyang | 狗子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 狗 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 黃狗 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 狗, 𡀿𡀿 childish |
| Wu | Jinhua | 狗 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 狗 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 狗 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 狗 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 狗 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 狗, 災狗子 derogatory |
| Xiang | 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 |
| irregular | on'yomi |

### 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”)