我輩

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See also: 我辈

Chinese

I; me contemporaries; generation; lifetime
trad. (我輩)
simp. (我辈)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (31) (1)
Final () (94) (42)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter ngaX pwojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋɑX/ /puʌiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋɑX/ /puoiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋɑX/ /puɒiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋaX/ /pwəjH/
Li
Rong
/ŋɑX/ /puᴀiH/
Wang
Li
/ŋɑX/ /puɒiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋɑX/ /puɑ̆iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ě bèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ngo5 bui3

Pronoun

我輩

  1. (literary or Puxian Min) we

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
わ(が)
Grade: 6
はい
Grade: S
yutōyomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

(わが)(はい) (wagahai

  1. I, we, us (used by males)
    吾輩(わがはい)(ねこ)である』
    Wagahai wa Neko de aru”
    I am a Cat

Usage notes

This is uncommon and old-fashioned and conveys a nuance of self-importance.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN