我們
See also: 我们
Chinese
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| I; me | (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (我們) | 我 | 們 | |
| simp. (我们) | 我 | 们 | |
| alternative forms | 我ㄇ Taiwan slang | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin):
- (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ, ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣˊ, ㄨㄇˇ, ㆬˇ ˙ㆬ, ㆬˇ ˙ㄇㄜ, ㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
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- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ngo3 men2-1
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вәму (vəmu, II-I)
- (Standard)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo5 mun4
- Gan (Wiktionary): ngo3 miin
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): ghe2 me
- Eastern Min (BUC): ngō̤-muòng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6ngu-men6; 6wu-men6 / 3ngo-men2
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ngo3 men
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǒmen
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǒme̊n
- Wade–Giles: wo3-mên5
- Yale: wǒ-men
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woo.men
- Palladius: вомэнь (vomɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ²¹⁴ mən⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, without tone sandhi)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǒmén
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǒmén
- Wade–Giles: wo3-mên2
- Yale: wǒ-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woomen
- Palladius: вомэнь (vomɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/Category:Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations#wǒmen
- (Standard Chinese, contraction)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǒm
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄇˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǒm
- Wade–Giles: wêm3
- Yale: wǒm
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wom3
- Palladius: вом (vom)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔm²¹⁴/
- (Beijing dialect, contraction)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: m̌'m
- Zhuyin: ㆬˇ ˙ㆬ
- Tongyong Pinyin: m̌m̊
- Wade–Giles: m3-m5
- Yale: m̌-m
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: m3m5
- Palladius: мм (mm)
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²¹⁴ m̩⁴/
- (Beijing dialect, contraction)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: m̌me
- Zhuyin: ㆬˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: m̌me̊
- Wade–Giles: m3-mê5
- Yale: m̌-me
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: m3.me
- Palladius: ммэ (mmɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /m̩²¹⁴ mə⁴/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: ngo3 men2-1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ngomen
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋo⁵³ mən²¹⁻⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вәму (vəmu, II-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /və⁵¹ mou²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo5 mun4
- Yale: ngóh mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo5 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo5 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔː¹³ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: ngo3 miin
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋo²¹³⁻²¹ mɨn¹/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngô-mùn
- Hakka Romanization System: ngoˊ munˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngo1 mun2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋo²⁴ mun¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: ghe2 me
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɣɤ⁵³ mɤ¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ngō̤-muòng
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋo³³⁻²¹ muoŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: ngo3 men
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋo⁴¹ mən³/
- (Changsha)
Pronoun
我們Category:Chinese lemmas#戈03人08Category:Chinese pronouns#戈03人08Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#戈03人08Category:Pages with entries#我們Category:Pages with 1 entry#我們
- (chiefly MandarinCategory:Mandarin Chinese#戈03人08, GanCategory:Gan Chinese#戈03人08, JinCategory:Jin Chinese#戈03人08, Changsha XiangCategory:Changsha Xiang#戈03人08) we; us
- 我們是朋友。／我们是朋友。 ― Wǒmen shì péngyǒu. ― We are friends.Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples
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- 我們的汽車尾巴被撞壞了。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
- The rear end of our car was smashed.
我们的汽车尾巴被撞坏了。 [MSC, simp.]- 最終我們都活成了自己討厭的樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
- Zuìzhōng wǒmen dōu huó chéng le zìjǐ tǎoyàn de yàngzi. [Pinyin]
- In the end we all lived to become people we despised.
最终我们都活成了自己讨厌的样子。 [MSC, simp.]
- 今日我們傳你來，有遵旨問你的事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Jīnrì wǒmen chuán nǐ lái, yǒu zūnzhǐ wèn nǐ de shì. [Pinyin]
- We called you here today, because we'd like to follow the emperor's order and ask you some questions.
今日我们传你来，有遵旨问你的事。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- (academic writing) we; us (referring to the author(s) of the paper, even if the paper has only one author)
- (dialectCategory:Chinese dialectal terms#戈03人08) my
- 我們家／我们家 ― wǒmen jiā ― my homeCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
- (dialectCategory:Chinese dialectal terms#戈03人08) my kid (casual reference to one's child in parent-to-parent conversations)
Usage notes
我們／我们 (wǒmen) can be used in both formal or colloquial speech and can either include or exclude the person being spoken to. In Northern China, 我們／我们 (wǒmen) is generally used in the exclusive sense while 咱們／咱们 (zánmen) is used for the inclusive sense.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | 我 (wǒ) | 我們／我们 (wǒmen) |
| inclusive | 咱們／咱们 (zánmen) | ||
| 2nd person | male/indefinite | 你 (nǐ) | 你們／你们 (nǐmen) |
| female | 妳／你 (nǐ) | 妳們／你们 (nǐmen) | |
| deity | 祢 (nǐ) | 祢們／祢们 (nǐmen) | |
| polite | 您 (nín) | 你們／你们 (nǐmen) 您們／您们 (nínmen) | |
| 3rd person | male/indefinite | 他 (tā) | 他們／他们 (tāmen) |
| female | 她 (tā) | 她們／她们 (tāmen) | |
| deity | 祂 (tā) | 祂們／祂们 (tāmen) | |
| polite | 怹 (tān) | 他們／他们 (tāmen) 怹們／怹们 (tānmen) | |
| animal | 牠／它 (tā) | 牠們／它们 (tāmen) | |
| inanimate | 它 (tā) | 它們／它们 (tāmen) | |
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