我輩
See also: 我辈
Chinese
I; me | contemporaries; generation; lifetime | ||
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trad. (我輩) | 我 | 輩 | |
simp. (我辈) | 我 | 辈 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǒbèi
- Wade–Giles: wo3-pei4
- Yale: wǒ-bèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woobey
- Palladius: вобэй (vobɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo5 bui3
- Yale: ngóh bui
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo5 bui3
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo5 bui3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔː¹³ puːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ngō̤-buói
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋo³³⁻⁵⁵ (p-)βui²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
Pronoun
- (literary or Puxian Min) we
Synonyms
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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我 | 輩 |
わ(が) Grade: 6 |
はい Grade: S |
yutōyomi |
Alternative forms
Pronoun
- I, we, us (used by males)
- 『吾輩は猫である』
- “Wagahai wa Neko de aru”
- I am a Cat
- 『吾輩は猫である』
Usage notes
This is uncommon and old-fashioned and conveys a nuance of self-importance.
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