吾曹

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Chinese

I; my
a company; a class; a generation
a company; a class; a generation; surname
 
trad. (吾曹)
simp. #(吾曹)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (31) (15)
Final () (23) (89)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter ngu dzaw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋuo/ /d͡zɑu/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋuo/ /d͡zɑu/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋo/ /d͡zɑu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋɔ/ /d͡zaw/
Li
Rong
/ŋo/ /d͡zɑu/
Wang
Li
/ŋu/ /d͡zɑu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ŋuo/ /d͡zʱɑu/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
cáo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ng4 cou4

Pronoun

吾曹

  1. (archaic) we

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
そう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Pronoun

()(そう) (gosōごさう (gosau)?

  1. we, us

Usage notes

References

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