爾曹

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Chinese

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thus; so; like that
thus; so; like that; you; thou
 
a company; a class; a generation
a company; a class; a generation; surname
 
trad. (爾曹)
simp. (尔曹)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (38) (15)
Final () (11) (89)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter nyeX dzaw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵiᴇX/ /d͡zɑu/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵiɛX/ /d͡zɑu/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑjɛX/ /d͡zɑu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵiə̆X/ /d͡zaw/
Li
Rong
/ȵieX/ /d͡zɑu/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑǐeX/ /d͡zɑu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȵʑie̯X/ /d͡zʱɑu/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ěr cáo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ji5 cou4

Pronoun

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爾曹

  1. (literary) you all

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
そう
Grade: S
kan'on

Ultimately Middle Chinese 爾曹 (ȵiᴇX d͡zɑu).

Pronoun

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()(そう) (jisō

  1. (literary, rare) you all, ye

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
じそう
Jinmeiyō Grade: S
jukujikun

The kanji are borrowed from etymology 1 above, from Middle Chinese 爾曹 (ȵiᴇX d͡zɑu).

Pronoun

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爾曹(なんじら) (nanjiraなんぢら (nandira)?

  1. (literary, rare) you all, ye
Usage notes
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This spelling may be largely confined to the Meiji Bible.