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毋乃
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Usage notes
Chinese
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no; not
to be; thus; so
to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
simp.
and
trad.
(
毋乃
)
毋
乃
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
wúnǎi
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄨˊ ㄋㄞˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
mou
4
naai
5
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
wúnǎi
Zhuyin
:
ㄨˊ ㄋㄞˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
wúnǎi
Wade–Giles
:
wu
2
-nai
3
Yale
:
wú-nǎi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
wunae
Palladius
:
унай
(unaj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/u³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
mou
4
naai
5
Yale
:
mòuh náaih
Cantonese Pinyin
:
mou
4
naai
5
Guangdong Romanization
:
mou
4
nai
5
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/mou̯
²¹
naːi̯¹³/
Verb
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毋乃
(
archaic
)
it is none other than
Usage notes
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The modern literary equivalent would be something like
莫非
(
mòfēi
) or
豈非
/
岂非
(
qǐfēi
).