The Number 279 in Chinese

两百七十九

0	1	2	3	4	←
5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

liǎng bǎi qī shí jiǔ

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩百七十九

Note the use of 两 instead of 二 often used for the digit 2 in Mandarin for factors of 200 or greater

The number for 279 in Cantonese is 二百七十九, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 279 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji⁶ baak³ cat¹ sap⁶ gau²

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰佰柒拾玖

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳佰柒拾玖

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