吾輩
Appearance
See also: 吾辈
Chinese
[edit]I; my | contemporaries; generation; lifetime | ||
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trad. (吾輩) | 吾 | 輩 | |
simp. (吾辈) | 吾 | 辈 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄅㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúbèi
- Wade–Giles: wu2-pei4
- Yale: wú-bèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wubey
- Palladius: убэй (ubɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng4 bui3
- Yale: ǹgh bui
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng4 bui3
- Guangdong Romanization: ng4 bui3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍²¹ puːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: ngu pwojH
Pronoun
[edit]吾輩
Synonyms
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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吾 | 輩 |
わが Jinmeiyō |
はい Grade: S |
yutōyomi |
Alternative spellings |
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我輩 我が輩 吾が輩 |
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]- (dated) I, me; we, us
- 1905–06, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)
- 吾輩は猫である。名前はまだ無い。
- Wagahai wa neko de aru. Namae wa mada nai.
- I am a cat. As yet, I have no name.
- 吾輩は猫である。名前はまだ無い。
- 1905–06, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)
Usage notes
[edit]- This is uncommon and old-fashioned and conveys a nuance of self-importance and arrogance. When used today it is often a pun on the title of Natsume Sōseki's novel, and the usage follows the form 吾輩は……である. The closest pronoun widely used today is 俺 (ore).
Synonyms
[edit]- 俺 (ore)
References
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