Chinese (Baxter–Sagart): /*[C.k]ʷˤraʔ ni[ŋ]/ (Zhengzhang): /*kʷraːʔ njin/ <span class="searchmatch">寡人</span> (imperial, humble, archaic) I; we; "lonesome one" (similar to the royal we;...
translation of this quotation) <span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>聞君之高義，願與君為布衣之友，君幸過<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>，<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>願與君為十日之飲。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.] <span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>闻君之高义，愿与君为布衣之友，君幸过<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>，<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>愿与君为十日之饮。 [Traditional Chinese...
ⁿdžɨ̣¹ 𘓊𗸦 (imperial) I; me; my (first person singular pronoun). Compare <span class="searchmatch">寡人</span> Synonyms: (imperial) 𗧅 (*ɣjɨr¹), (ordinary) 𗧓 (*ŋa²), (higher register)...
trouble 秦王跪曰：先生！是何言也！夫秦國僻遠，<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>愚不肖，先生乃幸至此，此天以<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>慁先生，而存先王之廟也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.] 秦王跪曰：先生！是何言也！夫秦国僻远，<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>愚不肖，先生乃幸至此，此天以<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>慁先生，而存先王之庙也。 [Classical Chinese...
Stratagems of the Warring States, : 今吾將胡服騎射以教百姓，而世必議<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.] 今吾将胡服骑射以教百姓，而世必议<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] Jīn wú jiāng húfúqíshè...
ready to lay down one's life for a cause 莊王怪而問曰：「<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>德薄，又未嘗異子，子何故出死不疑如是？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.] 庄王怪而问曰：「<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>德薄，又未尝异子，子何故出死不疑如是？」 [Classical Chinese, simp...
王信之乎？」王曰：「否。」「二人言市有虎，王信之乎？」王曰：「<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>疑之矣。」「三人言市有虎，王信之乎？」王曰：「<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>信之矣。」龐葱曰：「夫市之無虎明矣，然而三人言而成虎。今邯鄲去大梁也遠於市，而議臣者過於三人矣。願王察之矣。」王曰：「<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>自為知。」於是辭行，而讒言先至。後太子罷質，果不得見。 [Traditional...
From Zhan Guo Ce: <span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>聞之，千里而一士，是比肩而立，百世而一聖，若隨踵而至也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.] <span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>闻之，千里而一士，是比肩而立，百世而一圣，若随踵而至也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp...
lɯʔ/ 何以 (literary) how; why; with what 宣王曰：「諸侯多謀伐<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>者，何以待之？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.] 宣王曰：「诸侯多谋伐<span class="searchmatch">寡人</span>者，何以待之？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Mencius,...