689

Chinese

Etymology

Named after the number of support votes they received, namely 689 Election Committee votes for Leung Chun-ying, and approximately 6.89 million direct votes for Ma Ying-jeou and Tsai Ing-wen.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùbājiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ baat³ gau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùbājiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòubajiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-pa¹-chiu³
    • Yale: lyòu-bā-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowbajeou
    • Palladius: любацзю (ljubaczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ baat³ gau²
    • Yale: luhk baat gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ baat⁸ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ bad³ geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

689

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 6,‎ 8,‎ 9,‎ 六,‎ 八 (bā),‎ 九 (jiǔ).
2. (neologism, slang) Leung Chun-ying, or his supporters
3. (neologism, slang) supporters of Ma Ying-jeou
4. (neologism, slang) supporters of Tsai Ing-wen

See also

• 777 (“Carrie Lam”)