算數

See also: 算数

Chinese

	regard as; to figure; to calculate regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (算數)	算	數
simp. (算数)	算	数
anagram	數算／数算

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suànshù

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun³ sou³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): son-sṳ

(Hailu, HRS): son^ˇ sii^ˇ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): suang⁴ sou⁴ / suong⁴ sou⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sǹg-siàu / sùiⁿ-siàu / soàn-sò͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): seng³ siou³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵soe-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suànshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suànshù
  - Wade–Giles: suan⁴-shu⁴
  - Yale: swàn-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suannshuh
  - Palladius: суаньшу (suanʹšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    算數 / 算数
    算術 / 算术
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suànshùr
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suànshùr
  - Wade–Giles: suan⁴-shu⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: swàn-shùr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suannshull
  - Palladius: суаньшур (suanʹšur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun³ sou³
  - Yale: syun sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn³ sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun³ sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn³³ sou̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: son-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: son sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: son⁴ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /son⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: son^ˇ sii^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /son¹¹ sɨ¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: suang⁴ sou⁴
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sua̍ng-so̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬuaŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɔu⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: suong⁴ sou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬuoŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɔu⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǹg-siàu
  - Tâi-lô: sǹg-siàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sngrsiaux
  - IPA (Taipei): /sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² siau²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sùiⁿ-siàu
  - Tâi-lô: suìnn-siàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svuiesiaux
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soàn-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: suàn-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soarnsox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /suan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /suan²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: seng³ siou³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sṳ̀ng siòu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɯŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siou²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵soe-su
  - MiniDict: soe^去 su
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²soe-su
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sø³³ su⁴⁴/

Verb

算數

to count numbers; to perform simple calculations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc)
to count; to matter; to hold
我說話算數。／我说话算数。 ― Wǒ shuōhuà suànshù. ― what I say, goes.
to be over
抓到才算數。／抓到才算数。 ― Zhuādào cái suànshù. ― It's not over unless getting caught.
(Cantonese) to forget it; to let it be; to leave it be
算數吧啦！／算数吧啦！ ― syun³ sou³ baa² laa¹! ― Just let it be!

Synonyms

(to matter): (Hokkien) 準數／准数, 算額／算额, 準算／准算, (Puxian Min) 當是／当是

Pronunciation 2

Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): son-sṳ

(Hailu, HRS): son^ˇ sii^ˇ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sua⁴ sieo⁴ / suann⁴ sieo⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sǹg-siàu / sùiⁿ-siàu

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: son-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: son sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: son⁴ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /son⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: son^ˇ sii^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /son¹¹ sɨ¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sua⁴ sieo⁴
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sua̍ⁿ-sa̤̍u
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(ɬ-)lieu⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: suann⁴ sieo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(ɬ-)nieu⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǹg-siàu
  - Tâi-lô: sǹg-siàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sngrsiaux
  - IPA (Taipei): /sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² siau²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sùiⁿ-siàu
  - Tâi-lô: suìnn-siàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svuiesiaux
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

Verb

算數

(Southern Min, Hakka) to settle accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills
(Southern Min, Puxian Min) to square; to settle accounts (with somebody); to get even

Synonyms

(to settle accounts):

Dialectal synonyms of 結賬 (“to pay a bill; to settle accounts”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		結賬
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	買單
	Taiwan	結賬, 買單
	Singapore	買單
Cantonese	Guangzhou	睇數, 埋單, 找數
	Hong Kong	埋單, 找數, 睇數
	Taishan	睇數, 結數
	Kaiping (Chikan)	找數
	Singapore (Guangfu)	埋單
Hakka	Meixian	買單
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	算數, 結數
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	算數, 結數
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	算數, 結數
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	算數, 結數
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	算數, 結數
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	算數, 結數
Southern Min	Xiamen	結數
	Quanzhou	結數
	Zhangzhou	結數
	Tainan	結數
	Singapore (Hokkien)	結數
	Chaozhou	結數
	Wenchang	作數
	Haikou	作數
	Singapore (Hainanese)	結數
Wu	Wenzhou	算賬, 買單

(to square):

Dialectal synonyms of 算賬 (“to settle a score; to get even”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		算賬
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	算賬
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	算賬
Cantonese	Hong Kong	計數
Southern Min	Xiamen	算數
	Quanzhou	算數
	Jinjiang	算數
	Zhangzhou	算數
	Taipei	算數 GT
	Singapore (Hokkien)	算數
	Manila (Hokkien)	算數
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

不算數 / 不算数 (bùsuànshù)
沒算數 / 没算数

References

“Entry #14871”, in 臺灣客語辭典 (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019) 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 33.

算數

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