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Cantonese numerals are straightforward and based on the decimal system. Numbers below 1,000 are similar to those in English.

There are specific words for numbers like 0-10, hundred 百 (100), thousand 千 (1,000), ten thousand 萬 (10,000), and one hundred million 億 (100,000,000). All other numbers are constructed by combining these terms.

Regarding pronunciation, most numbers have a single pronunciation. However, the numbers 2 and 20 can sometimes vary in how they are pronounced.

Pronunciation Table

Click on Jyutping romanization marker above each character to hear the audio!

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
零()	一()	二()／兩()	三()	四()	五()	六()	七()	八()	九()	十()
zero	one	two	three	four	five	six	seven	eight	nine	ten

100	1,000	10,000	100,000,000
百()	千()	萬()	億()
hundred	thousand	10 thousand	100 million

Quick Table

0-49

No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese
0	零()	10	十()	20	二()十()	30	三()十()	40	四()十()
1	一()	11	十()一()	21	二()十()一()	31	三()十()一()	41	四()十()一()
2	二()／兩()	12	十()二()	22	二()十()二()	32	三()十()二()	42	四()十()二()
3	三()	13	十()三()	23	二()十()三()	33	三()十()三()	43	四()十()三()
4	四()	14	十()四()	24	二()十()四()	34	三()十()四()	44	四()十()四()
5	五()	15	十()五()	25	二()十()五()	35	三()十()五()	45	四()十()五()
6	六()	16	十()六()	26	二()十()六()	36	三()十()六()	46	四()十()六()
7	七()	17	十()七()	27	二()十()七()	37	三()十()七()	47	四()十()七()
8	八()	18	十()八()	28	二()十()八()	38	三()十()八()	48	四()十()八()
9	九()	19	十()九()	29	二()十()九()	39	三()十()九()	49	四()十()九()

50-99

No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese
50	五()十()	60	六()十()	70	七()十()	80	八()十()	90	九()十()
51	五()十()一()	61	六()十()一()	71	七()十()一()	81	八()十()一()	91	九()十()一()
52	五()十()二()	62	六()十()二()	72	七()十()二()	82	八()十()二()	92	九()十()二()
53	五()十()三()	63	六()十()三()	73	七()十()三()	83	八()十()三()	93	九()十()三()
54	五()十()四()	64	六()十()四()	74	七()十()四()	84	八()十()四()	94	九()十()四()
55	五()十()五()	65	六()十()五()	75	七()十()五()	85	八()十()五()	95	九()十()五()
56	五()十()六()	66	六()十()六()	76	七()十()六()	86	八()十()六()	96	九()十()六()
57	五()十()七()	67	六()十()七()	77	七()十()七()	87	八()十()七()	97	九()十()七()
58	五()十()八()	68	六()十()八()	78	七()十()八()	88	八()十()八()	98	九()十()八()
59	五()十()九()	69	六()十()九()	79	七()十()九()	89	八()十()九()	99	九()十()九()

100-900

The pattern from 129 - 999 are basically the same as before.

No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese	No.	Cantonese
100	一()百()	110	一()百()一()十()	120	一()百()二()十()	300	三()百()
101	一()百()零()一()	111	一()百()一()十()一()	121	一()百()二()十()一()	400	四()百()
102	一()百()零()二()	112	一()百()一()十()二()	122	一()百()二()十()二()	500	五()百()
103	一()百()零()三()	113	一()百()一()十()三()	123	一()百()二()十()三()	600	六()百()
104	一()百()零()四()	114	一()百()一()十()四()	124	一()百()二()十()四()	700	七()百()
105	一()百()零()五()	115	一()百()一()十()五()	125	一()百()二()十()五()	800	八()百()
106	一()百()零()六()	116	一()百()一()十()六()	126	一()百()二()十()六()	900	九()百()
107	一()百()零()七()	117	一()百()一()十()七()	127	一()百()二()十()七()
108	一()百()零()八()	118	一()百()一()十()八()	128	一()百()二()十()八()
109	一()百()零()九()	119	一()百()一()十()九()	129	一()百()二()十()九()

Pronunciation Rules

Basically, numbers are pronounced from left to right, with the number of that digit followed by the corresponding place value names (e.g., 百 hundred, 千 thousand such as in English).

Note that the difference in place value breakpoints after thousands between Cantonese and English may cause confusion.

Rule for pronouncing 零(0)

Omission at the End:
No need to pronounce '零' if zeros are at the end of a number sequence.
See examples below marked with ^.
Needed in the Middle:
'零' must be pronounced if zeros are in the middle of a number sequence, but say it only once even if there are two or more zeros.
See examples below marked with *.

Rule for pronouncing 一(1)

一 is omitted when it is before ten, just as in English.
See examples below marked with #.

Basic Number Combination

11 - 99

【Tens digit ~ 十() 】+
【Units digit】

十()九() #
Nineteen - 19
八()十()九()
Eighty nine - 89
六()十()四()
Sixty four - 64
五()十() ^
Fifty - 50

100 - 199

【Hundreds digit ~ 百()】+
【Tens digit ~ 十() 】+
【Units digit】

七()百()七()十()七()
Seven hundred and seventy seven - 777
六()百()八()十()九()
Six hundred and eighty nine - 689
一()百() ^
One hundred - 100
一()百()零()五() *
One hundred and five - 105

1000 - 9999

【Thousands digit ~ 千()】 +
【Hundreds digit ~ 百()】+
【Tens digit ~ 十() 】+
【Units digit】

八()千()九()百()六()十()四()
Eight thousands nine hundred and sixty four - 8964
二()千()零()一()十()九() *
Two thousands and nineteen - 2019
七()千() ^
Seven thousands - 7000

10000 - 99999

【10-thousand digit ~ 萬()】 +
【Thousands digit ~ 千()】 +
【Hundreds digit ~ 百()】+
【Tens digit ~ 十() 】+
【Units digit】

一()萬()二()千()三()百()四()十()五()
Twelve thousand three hundred and forty five - 12345
二()萬() ^
Twenty thousands - 20000
七()萬()零()四()百()零()五() *
Seventy thousand four hundred and five - 70405

Advanced Combination

The process becomes more complex for numbers beyond 100,000. For 100,000 - 99,999,999, you should pronounce the digits to the left of the ten thousand position as if they were a standalone number, then add "萬" and continue with the remaining digits. Similarly, this logic applies to '億'.

In fact, this method closely resembles the way numbers are structured in English, such as "one hundred thousand" or "ten million," where you treat the number in each place value as standalone before it reaches a higher place value.

100,000-999,999

【100-thousand digit to 10-thousand digit as a 2 digit number~ 萬()】 +
【Thousands digit ~ 千()】 +
【Hundreds digit ~ 百()】+
【Tens digit ~ 十() 】+
【Units digit】

二()十()三()萬()四()千()五()百()六()十()七()
Two hundred thirty-four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven - 234,567
十()萬() ^ #
One hundred thousand - 100,000
四()十()萬()三()千()五()百()一()十() ^
Four hundred three thousand, five hundred and ten - 403,510
(note that as 40 is treated as a standalone number, there's no need to add 零 after 四十.)
五()十()四()萬()零()七()百()六()十()一() *
Five hundred forty thousand, seven hundred sixty-one - 540,761

1,000,000-9,999,999

【Million digit to 10-thousand digit as a 3 digit number~ 萬()】 +
【Thousands digit ~ 千()】 +
【Hundreds digit ~ 百()】+
【Tens digit ~ 十() 】+
【Units digit】

九()百()八()十()七()萬()六()千()五()百()四()十()三()
Nine million, eight hundred seventy-six thousand, five hundred forty-three - 9,876,543
一()百()萬()五()千() ^
One million, five thousand - 1,005,000
(note that as 100 is treated as a standalone number, there's no need to add 零 after 一百.)
一()百()零()一()萬()零()五()百() *
One million, ten thousand, five hundred - 1,010,500

10,000,000-99,999,999

【10-million digit to 10-thousand digit as a 4 digit number~ 萬()】 +
【Thousands digit ~ 千()】 +
【Hundreds digit ~ 百()】+
【Tens digit ~ 十() 】+
【Units digit】

一()千()二()百()三()十()四()萬()五()千()六()百()七()十()八()
Twelve million, three hundred forty-five thousand, six hundred seventy-eight - 12,345,678
九()千()零()八()十()萬()七()千()零()六()十()
Ninety million, eight hundred seven thousand, sixty - 90,807,060
(note that as 9080 is treated as a standalone number, there's no need to add 零 after 八十.)
五()千()萬()零()一() *
Fifty million and one - 50,000,001

100,000,000-999,999,999

【100-million digit ~ 億()】+
【10-million digit to 10-thousand digit as a 4 digit number~ 萬()】 +
【Thousands digit ~ 千()】 +
【Hundreds digit ~ 百()】+
【Tens digit ~ 十() 】+
【Units digit】

一()億()二()千()三()百()四()十()五()萬()六()千()七()百()八()十()九()
One hundred twenty-three million, four hundred fifty-six thousand, seven hundred eighty-nine - 123,456,789
五()億()四()千()零()三()十()萬()二()千()零()五()十() ^ *
Five hundred forty million, three hundred two thousand, fifty - 540,302,050
(note that as 4030 is treated as a standalone number, there's no need to add 零 after 三十.)

2 and 20

Usage of 二 vs 兩

二(): Used for numbers, ordinal numbers, or other numerical identifiers.
兩():
1. must be used before Quantifiers: 兩斤(two jin, weight unit), 兩年 (two years), 兩歲 (two years old).
2. can be used if the value of place 百, 千, 萬, and 億 is exactly equals to 2
  ✓ 200: 兩() 百() / 二()百()
  ✓ 2000: 兩()千()/ 二()千()
  ✓ 20000: 兩()萬() / 二()萬()
  ✓ 200,000,000: 兩()億() / 二()億()
  ✘ 320000: 三十兩萬
  ✓ 320000: 三十二萬

Usage of 廿

廿() is the abbreviation of 二十, for example, 二十萬 can be pronounced as 廿()萬(), 二十蚊(20 dollars) can be 廿()蚊()。

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