四十

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Chinese

four ten
simp. and trad.
(四十)
alternative forms 肆拾 financial
anagram 十四
Chinese cardinal numbers
 <  39 40 41  > 
    Cardinal : 四十 (sìshí)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (16) (25)
Final () (15) (141)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter sijH dzyip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/siɪH/ /d͡ʑiɪp̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/siH/ /d͡ʑip̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/sjɪH/ /d͡ʑjep̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/siH/ /d͡ʑip̚/
Li
Rong
/siH/ /ʑiəp̚/
Wang
Li
/siH/ /ʑĭĕp̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/siH/ /ʑi̯əp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
si3 sap6

Numeral

四十

  1. forty; 40

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (四十):
  • Japanese: 四十(しじゅう) (shijū)
  • Korean: 사십(四十) (sasip)

See also

Japanese

Japanese cardinal numbers
 <  39 40 41  > 
    Cardinal : 四十

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
じゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Numeral

()(じゅう) (shijūしじふ (sizifu)?

  1. forty; 40
Usage notes

Use nakadaka for nouns and heiban for adverbs.[3]

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
よん
Grade: 1
じゅう
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Numeral

(よん)(じゅう) (yonjūよんじふ (yonzifu)?

  1. forty; 40

Pronunciation 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Numeral

()() (yoso

  1. forty; 40

Pronunciation 4

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
そ(じ)
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
四十路

Numeral

()(そじ) (yosojiよそぢ (yosodi)?

  1. (literary) forty; 40
  2. (literary) forty years; forty years old

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 四十Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Numeral

四十 (sasip) (hangeul 사십)

  1. hanja form? of 사십 (forty)