哀家

Chinese

		sorrow; grief; pity sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (哀家)		哀	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āijiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄞ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi¹ gaa¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ai¹ gia¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āijiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄞ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: aijia
    • Wade–Giles: ai¹-chia¹
    • Yale: āi-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aijia
    • Palladius: айцзя (ajczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: ōi gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ai¹ gia¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ai kia
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai³³⁻²³ kia³³/

Pronoun

哀家

1. (honorific, archaic) a first person pronoun employed by a widowed royal woman

   • 哀家已請皇上下旨特赦。聖旨隨時會到。 [MSC, trad.]
     哀家已请皇上下旨特赦。圣旨随时会到。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Justice Bao

     Āijiā yǐ qǐng huángshàng xià zhǐ tèshè. Shèngzhǐ suíshí huì dào. [Pinyin]

     I have already requested His Majesty to issue a decree of pardon. The royal decree may arrive at any time.

   • 聖旨未到，哀家就不能下旨放人了嗎。 [MSC, trad.]
     圣旨未到，哀家就不能下旨放人了吗。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Justice Bao

     Shèngzhǐ wèi dào, āijiā jiù bùnéng xià zhǐ fàng rén le ma. [Pinyin]

     Though the royal decree has not yet come, I can order the release of the man pending the decree, can't I?

Usage notes

• Chiefly used in literature. Actual use in history is disputed.