九九六
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Chinese
| nine | nine | six | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (九九六) |
九 | 九 | 六 | |
| alternative forms | 996 | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒujiǒuliòu
- Wade–Giles: chiu3-chiu3-liu4
- Yale: jyǒu-jyǒu-lyòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoujeouliow
- Palladius: цзюцзюлю (czjuczjulju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 gau2 luk6
- Yale: gáu gáu luhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 gau2 luk9
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 geo2 lug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ lʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gao2 gao2 lag8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káu káu la̍k
- Sinological IPA (key): /kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵²⁻³⁵ lak̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
Noun
九九六
- (neologism, slang) (～工作制) 9am-to-9pm workday and six-day workweek
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- 沒想到，過了五年，996工作制不僅沒有消失，甚至還變本加厲，演變成“896”（朝八晚九每週工作六天）。 [MSC, trad.]
- Méixiǎngdào, guò le wǔ nián, 996 gōngzuòzhì bùjǐn méiyǒu xiāoshī, shènzhì hái biànběnjiālì, yǎnbiàn chéng “896” (cháo bā wǎn jiǔ měizhōu gōngzuò liù tiān).
- Shockingly, after five years, the 996 work culture not only failed to disappear, it turned into something worse, “896” (8am to 9pm, 6 days a week).
没想到，过了五年，996工作制不仅没有消失，甚至还变本加厉，演变成“896”（朝八晚九每周工作六天）。 [MSC, simp.]
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Usage notes
More commonly written as 996.
See also
- 過勞死／过劳死 (guòláosǐ)
- Chinese overtime (US, idiomatic)