Pronunciation
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咱們
- (inclusive) we; us
哇,雨停了!咱們出去玩吧! [MSC, trad.]
哇,雨停了!咱们出去玩吧! [MSC, simp.]- Wa, yǔ tíng le! Zánmen chūqù wán ba! [Pinyin]
- Wow, the rain stopped! Let's go out and play!
我媽說咱們倆不合適。 [MSC, trad.]
我妈说咱们俩不合适。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ mā shuō zánmen liǎ bù héshì. [Pinyin]
- My mum said the two of us are not right for each other.
他是咱們村裡讀書最多的人。 [MSC, trad.]
他是咱们村里读书最多的人。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā shì zánmen cūn lǐ dúshū zuì duō de rén. [Pinyin]
- He has read the most books out of anyone in our village.
咱們若說出來,把咱們釘鐐收監,還不定把咱們剮了呢? [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
咱们若说出来,把咱们钉镣收监,还不定把咱们剐了呢? [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: 1890, 《續小五義》, chapter 23
- Zánmen ruò shuō chūlái, bǎ zánmen dìngliào shōujiān, hái bùdìng bǎ zánmen guǎ le ne? [Pinyin]
- If we tell him, what if he shackles us up and put us in prison, and even cut us up into pieces?
匈奴以為咱們是要引他們過來,一定不敢打咱們。 [MSC, trad.]
匈奴以为咱们是要引他们过来,一定不敢打咱们。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2002, 林汉达 et al. (editor), 《新版上下五千年》, volume 1, page 314
- Xiōngnú yǐwèi zánmen shì yào yǐn tāmen guòlái, yīdìng bùgǎn dǎ zánmen. [Pinyin]
- The Xiongnu think we wanted to entice them to come; they won't dare attack us.
Usage notes
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咱們/咱们 (zánmen) is mostly used in Northern China. Unlike 我們/我们 (wǒmen) that can either include or exclude the person spoken to, 咱們/咱们 (zánmen) always includes the person spoken to. Furthermore, 咱們/咱们 (zánmen) tends to convey a sense of intimacy between the interlocutors.
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
咱們 (“we; us (
inclusive)”)
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Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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咱們, 你我
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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咱們, 咱1
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Taiwan
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我們 †
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Langfang
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咱們
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Tangshan
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咱們
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Cangzhou
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咱們
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Baoding
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咱們
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Shijiazhuang
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咱們
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Daming
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咱
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Ulanhot
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咱們
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Tongliao
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咱們
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Chifeng
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咱們
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Bayanhot
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咱們
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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咱們
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Harbin
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咱們
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Yantai (Muping)
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咱1
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Jinan
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咱們, 咱1, 咱這夥
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Luoyang
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咱們
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Wanrong
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咱底, 咱1
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Xi'an
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咱1, 咱的
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Dingbian
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咱們
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Yinchuan
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咱們
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Ürümqi
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咱們
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Wuhan
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我們 †
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Chengdu
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我們 †
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Guiyang
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我們 †
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Guilin
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我們 †
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Xuzhou
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咱1
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Yangzhou
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我們 †, 們 †
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Nanjing
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我們 †
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Hefei
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我們 †
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Malaysia
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我們 †
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Singapore
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我們 †
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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我哋 †
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Hong Kong
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我哋 †
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Macau
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我哋 †
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Taishan
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我 †
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Dongguan
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我哋 †
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Yangjiang
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偔 †
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Baise
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我哋 †
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Qinzhou
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我哋 †
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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我哋 †
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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我哋 †
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Gan
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Nanchang
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我個裡 †, 我等 †, 我們 †
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Pingxiang
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巷滕
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Hakka
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Meixian
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𠊎等人 †, 𠊎等 †, 齊儕
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Xingning
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𠊎齊家
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Huidong (Daling)
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𠊎俚
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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𠊎俚
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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𠊎俚
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Changting
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𠊎等人
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Wuping
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𠊎嫩人 †
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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𠊎等人 †, 𠊎兜 †
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Liancheng
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𠊎大沙
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Ninghua
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𠊎人 †
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Yudu
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𠊎尼
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Ruijin
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𠊎班
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Shicheng
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𠊎人
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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𠊎子人 †
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆俚, 𫣆
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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𠊎等 †, 𠊎等人 †
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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𫣆俚, 吾俚, 𠊎俚, 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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𫣆等, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆俚
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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𫣆人, 𫣆
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Bobai (Shahe)
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𠊎人 †
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Bobai (Lingping)
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𠊎哋 †, 𠊎啲人 †
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Bobai (Lingjiao)
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𠊎人 †
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Kuching (Hepo)
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我儕 †
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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咱們, 咱1
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Xinzhou
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咱們, 咱1
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Taibus (Baochang)
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咱們
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Linhe
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咱們
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Jining
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咱們
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Hohhot
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咱們
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Baotou
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咱們
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Dongsheng
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咱們
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Haibowan
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咱們
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Zhangjiakou
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咱們
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Handan
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咱都
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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俺夥人, 俺人, 俺
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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儂家各儂, 儂家儂, 儂家
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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咱3, 咱儂
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Quanzhou
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咱3, 咱儂
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Zhangzhou
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咱3, 咱儂
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Zhangpu
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咱3
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Dongshan
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咱3
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Tainan
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咱3
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Penang (Hokkien)
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咱3, 咱儂
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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咱3, 咱儂
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Manila (Hokkien)
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咱3
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Longyan
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咱儂, 咱3
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Zhangping
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咱儂
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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咱儂
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Datian
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那夥
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Chaozhou
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咱3
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Shantou
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咱3
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Jieyang
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咱3
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Singapore (Teochew)
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咱3
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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咱3
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Leizhou
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咱3, 咱阿眾
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Wenchang
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咱儂, 咱3
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Haikou
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咱儂, 咱3
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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咱3
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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我哋 †
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Wu
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Shanghai
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阿拉 †, 我伲 †, 伲 †
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Suzhou
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伲 †
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Danyang
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我己 †
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Ningbo
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阿拉 †
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Wenzhou
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卬你, 卬你倈
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Jinhua
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我自浪, 我匠, 自浪, 匠
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Xiang
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Changsha
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我們 †
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Shuangfeng
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我哩 †, 卬哩 †
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Note
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† - no distinction of clusivity
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See also
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Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
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Person
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Singular
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Plural
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1st
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—
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我 (wǒ)
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我們/我们 (wǒmen)
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inclusive
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咱們/咱们 (zánmen)
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2nd
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male/indefinite
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你 (nǐ)
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你們/你们 (nǐmen)
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female
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妳/你 (nǐ)
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妳們/你们 (nǐmen)
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deity
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祢 (nǐ)
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祢們/祢们 (nǐmen)
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polite
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您 (nín)
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你們/你们 (nǐmen) 您們/您们 (nínmen)
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3rd
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male/indefinite
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他 (tā)
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他們/他们 (tāmen)
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female
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她 (tā)
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她們/她们 (tāmen)
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deity
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祂 (tā)
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祂們/祂们 (tāmen)
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animal
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牠/它 (tā)
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牠們/它们 (tāmen)
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inanimate
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它 (tā)
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它們/它们 (tāmen)
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