數羊

Chinese

		number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly	caprid
trad. (數羊)		數	羊
simp. (数羊)		数	羊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǔyáng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou² joeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǔyáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǔyáng
  - Wade–Giles: shu³-yang²
  - Yale: shǔ-yáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuuyang
  - Palladius: шуян (šujan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou² joeng⁴
  - Yale: sóu yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou² joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou² yêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

Verb

數⫽羊 (verb-object)

to count sheep
- 2021, “記憶棉 [Pillow Talk]”, 林寶 [Jackson Lam] (lyrics), 徐浩 [Terry Chui] (music)‎performed by 張天賦 [MC]:
  
  天花塌下　還在祝福他跟你數羊 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  天花塌下　还在祝福他跟你数羊 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  tin¹ faa¹ taap³ haa⁶, waan⁴ zoi⁶ zuk¹ fuk¹ taa¹ gan¹ nei⁵ sou² joeng⁴ [Jyutping]
  The ceiling has collapsed, yet I still give him the blessing to count sheep with you

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