三十六字母

Mandarin · pinyin sān shí liù zì mǔ

Meanings

  1. thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
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三
sān · three
十
shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
六
liù · number six
字
zì · letter, character, word
母
mǔ · mother; female elders; female
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1–2–4–4–3 · san1 shi2 liu4 zi4 mu3

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saam1 sap6 luk6 zi6 mou5

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三十六字母 · san1 shi2 liu4 zi4 mu3
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Exact source record三十六字母 三十六字母 [san1 shi2 liu4 zi4 mu3] /thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory/