In which Chinese language does Lìu OR jiè (or maybe even Lìujiè) mean six? ?

Question

I've seen Monkey; Journey to the West and want to find out more about the legend and the truth behind it.

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(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigsy) Zhu Bajie's name is composed of three characters: Zhū (豬) which means "pig", and Bājiè, (八戒) which means "Eight Prohibitions". His name was formerly Zhū Lìujiè (豬六戒), lìu (六) meaning "six".[citation needed] When he committed two more sins, however, his name was changed to Bājiè.

Answer 1

not cantonese for sure

probably mandarin. you can expect most things in mandarin. its the official language.

Answer 2

Yes this is Mandarin and it is 六 that means six.

Also in your pinyin, the accent should be on the 'u' not the 'i' as in liù. :)

Answer 3

豬 = zhu1 = pig

六 = liu4 = six

戒 = jie4 = prohibition, restriction

Answer 4

Cantonese or Mandarin

Answer 5

its mandarin

Answer 6

Liu is six in Mandarin.

In Cantonese six is "Luk" without stress on the k