某物

Chinese

		(used before measure word and noun) some; (a) certain; so and so	thing; object; matter
trad. (某物)		某	物
simp. #(某物)		某	物

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǒuwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˇ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mau⁵ mat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǒuwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˇ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǒuwù
    • Wade–Giles: mou³-wu⁴
    • Yale: mǒu-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moouwuh
    • Palladius: моуу (mouu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mau⁵ mat⁶
    • Yale: máuh maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mau⁵ mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: meo⁵ med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐu̯¹³ mɐt̚²/

Pronoun

某物

1. something

Usage notes

某事 (mǒushì) is used for a particular matter or affair, while 某物 (mǒuwù) is used for a particular thing or object.