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There are two sets of numbers in Taiwanese: colloquial style (''peh'') and the literary style (''buun''). The colloquial readings come from Ancient Han Chinese/Old Chinese ([[Kor Harnguo]]) (ca. 0 BCE/CE), whereas the literary readings come from Han Chinese during the Southern [[Sorngtiaau|Song Dynasty]] (1127-1279) ([[Kixntai Harnguo]]). Nowadays, the "peh" style is used most, whereas the "buun" style is mostly used to recite telephone numbers ([[tiexn'oe]]). See [[Buun-peh-i-thak]] for more info. | There are two sets of numbers in Taiwanese: colloquial style (''peh'') and the literary style (''buun''). The colloquial readings come from Ancient Han Chinese/Old Chinese ([[Kor Harnguo]]) (ca. 0 BCE/CE), whereas the literary readings come from Han Chinese during the Southern [[Sorngtiaau|Song Dynasty]] (1127-1279) ([[Kixntai Harnguo]]). Nowadays, the "peh" style is used most, whereas the "buun" style is mostly used to recite telephone numbers ([[tiexn'oe]]). See [[Buun-peh-i-thak]] for more info. | ||
===Colloquial=== | |||
([[Gwym]]/[[peh]]): {{tts|cit,nng,svaf,six,go,lak,chid,peq,kao}} | |||
These will usually be followed by a [[lioxngsuu|classifier]] and thus obey [[tone sandhi]]. For example, {{tts|cidtaai tiexnsi}}. | |||
Note "ji" is used in the ones, tens and hundreds place, whereas "nng" is used for multiples of numbers 100 and greater. This is analogous to the use of 二 and 兩 in [[Mandarin]]. | |||
===Literary=== | |||
([[Thag'ym]]/[[buun]]): {{tts|0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.}} | |||
Telephone digits are grouped according to certain rules and [[tone sandhi]] is applied. For example, {{tts|3945068}} is read: safm kiuo sux, gvor khoxng, liok pad (see [[Khax Tiexn'oe]]). | |||