请问

Mandarin

simpl.		请问
trad.		請問

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ tɕʰiŋ˨˩uən˥˩ ]

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Interjection

请问 (simplified, Pinyin qǐngwèn, traditional 請問)

1. may I ask you a question?

   请问，您是哪位？

   qǐngwèn, nín shì nǎ wèi

   Excuse me, may I ask who you are?

References

• 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:

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Min Nan

simpl.		请问
trad.		請問

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tɕʰiã˥˥mŋ˧˧ ]

Interjection

请问 (simplified, POJ chhiáⁿ-mn̄g, traditional 請問)

1. may I ask you a question?

Synonyms

• trad. 借問, simpl. 借问 (chioh-mn̄g)