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Translingual
editHan character
edit俺 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人大中山 (OKLU), four-corner 24216, composition ⿰亻奄)
References
edit- Kangxi Dictionary: page 106, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 736
- Dae Jaweon: page 227, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 173, character 2
- Unihan data for U+4FFA
Chinese
editGlyph origin
edit| Historical forms of the character 俺 |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qromʔ, *qoms): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 奄 (OC *qromʔ).
Etymology 1
edit| trad. | 俺 | |
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| simp. # | 俺 | |
Fusion of 我們／我们 (wǒmen) (Lü, 1984; Norman, 1988).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jim3 / aan2
- Jin (Wiktionary): ghan2 / gha2
- Northern Min (KCR): áng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iàm / àm
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5oe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ǎn
- Wade–Giles: an3
- Yale: ǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aan
- Palladius: ань (anʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän²¹⁴/
- (Xi'an)
- Guanzhong Pinyin: ngè / ngǎi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɤ⁵³/, /ŋæ²¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jim3 / aan2
- Yale: yim / áan
- Cantonese Pinyin: jim3 / aan2
- Guangdong Romanization: yim3 / an2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːm³³/, /aːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: ghan2 / gha2
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɣæ̃⁵³/, /ɣa⁵³/
- (Taiyuan)+
Note: gha2 - in certain words.
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: áng
- Sinological IPA (key): /aŋ⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàm
- Tâi-lô: iàm
- Phofsit Daibuun: iaxm
- IPA (Xiamen): /iam²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àm
- Tâi-lô: àm
- Phofsit Daibuun: axm
- IPA (Xiamen): /am²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Wu
Definitions
edit俺
- (dialectal Mandarin, Northern Min) I; me; my
- 王進謝罪罷，起來抬頭看了，認得是高俅。出得衙門，歎口氣道：「俺的性命，今番難保了！俺道是甚麼高殿帥，卻原來正是東京幫閒的圓社高二！」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14th century CE
- Wáng Jìn xièzuì bà, qǐlái táitóu kàn le, rènde shì Gāo Qiú. Chū de yámén, tàn kǒu qì dào: “Ǎn de xìngmìng, jīnfān nánbǎo le! Ǎn dào shì shénme Gāo diànshuài, què yuánlái zhèng shì Dōngjīng bāngxián de yuánshè Gāo Èr!” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
王进谢罪罢，起来抬头看了，认得是高俅。出得衙门，叹口气道：「俺的性命，今番难保了！俺道是什么高殿帅，却原来正是东京帮闲的圆社高二！」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- 俺老身一口兒路傍賣些甛瓜資生。你們高麗人三五十俄刻過去時，暫停此中，初則出價賣喫，臨起一個個各手執蓏，鬨堂都走了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1780, 朴趾源 (Pak Jiwon), 《熱河日記》
- Ǎn lǎoshēn yī kǒur lù páng mài xiē tiánguā zīshēng. Nǐmen Gāolì rén sān wǔ shí ékè guòqù shí, zàn tíng cǐzhōng, chū zé chū jià mài chī, lín qǐ yī gègè gè shǒu zhí luǒ, hǒngtáng dōu zǒu le. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
俺老身一口儿路傍卖些甛瓜资生。你们高丽人三五十俄刻过去时，暂停此中，初则出价卖吃，临起一个个各手执蓏，哄堂都走了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- 俺是耕田的。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
- From: 2004, Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle
- Ǎn shì gēngtián de. [Pinyin]
- I am a farmer.
- (dialectal Mandarin, exclusive) we; us; our
- (Northern Min, inclusive) we; us; our
Synonyms
editCompounds
editEtymology 2
edit| trad. | 俺 | |
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| simp. # | 俺 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yàn
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yàn
- Wade–Giles: yen4
- Yale: yàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yann
- Palladius: янь (janʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jim3
- Yale: yim
- Cantonese Pinyin: jim3
- Guangdong Romanization: yim3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːm³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: 'jemH, 'jaemH
Definitions
edit俺
Etymology 3
edit| trad. | 俺 | |
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| simp. # | 俺 | |
| alternative forms | 安 阿 | |
Possibly from weakening of 阮 (goán) (Tan and Wu, 2011).
Pronunciation
edit- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): án / an
Definitions
edit俺
- (Hokkien, honorific) Prefix for kinship terms.
- 俺公 [Hokkien] ― án-kong [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― grandpa
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, inclusive) Synonym of 咱 (lán, “we; us”)
Compounds
editEtymology 4
edit| trad. | 俺 | |
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| simp. # | 俺 | |
Pronunciation
editDefinitions
edit俺
References
edit- 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “俺”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00184
Japanese
editKanji
edit俺
Readings
edit- Go-on: えん (en)←えん (en, historical)←えむ (emu, ancient)
- Kan-on: えん (en)←えん (en, historical)←えむ (emu, ancient)
- Kun: おれ (ore, 俺, Jōyō)、われ (ware, 俺)
Etymology
edit| Kanji in this term |
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| 俺 |
| おれ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 己 爾 儞 |
From Old Japanese. Originally a second person pronoun, as used in the Kojiki of 712 CE. Thought to have gradually changed into a first person pronoun from roughly the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.[1][2] Some scholars, however, point out the lack of precedent of a second-person pronoun shifting to a first-person pronoun as an etymological discontinuity; they instead explain the first-person usage as an early corruption of 己 (onore, “I, me”), with the ancient second-person usage perhaps deriving of a different root.[3]
Pronunciation
editPronoun
edit- (informal, men's speech) I, me
- 1905, Natsume Sōseki, 吾輩は猫である [I Am a Cat]:
- 最前から黙っていた主人はこの時急に写真が見たくなったものと見えて「おい俺にもちょっと覧せろ」と云う
- saizen kara damatte ita shujin wa kono toki kyū ni shashin ga mitaku natta mono to miete “oi ore ni mo chotto misero” to iu
- My owner, who had until then been silent, suddenly seemed to take interest in the photo and asked "Hey, let me see it too."
- 最前から黙っていた主人はこの時急に写真が見たくなったものと見えて「おい俺にもちょっと覧せろ」と云う
- (obsolete, familiar or derogatory) you
Usage notes
edit- This term is the most casual form of self-address used by men, and is suitable for conversations among close friends or relatives. Conversely, in polite conversation or where polite forms are expected, its usage may be interpreted as disrespectful. For such occasions, 私 (watashi) or 僕 (boku) are preferred.
Derived terms
edit- おれら (orera, explicitly plural first- or second-person pronoun)
See also
editJapanese first-person pronouns
Japanese first-person pronouns by speakers and situations according to Yuko Saegusa, Concerning the First Personal Pronoun of Native Japanese Speakers (2009)
| Speaker | Situation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | To friends | うち (uchi) 49% | First name 26% | あたし (atashi) 15% |
| In the family | First name 33% | あたし (atashi) 29% | うち (uchi) 23% | |
| In a class | わたし (watashi) 86% | あたし (atashi) 7% | うち (uchi) 6% | |
| To an unknown visitor | わたし (watashi) 75% | あたし (atashi), first name, うち (uchi) 8% each | ||
| To the class teacher | わたし (watashi) 66% | First name 13% | あたし (atashi) 9% | |
| Male | To friends | おれ (ore) 72% | ぼく (boku) 19% | First name 4% |
| In the family | おれ (ore) 62% | ぼく (boku) 23% | うち (uchi) 6% | |
| In a class | ぼく (boku) 85% | おれ (ore) 13% | First name, nickname 1% each | |
| To an unknown visitor | ぼく (boku) 64% | おれ (ore) 26% | First name 4% | |
| To the class teacher | ぼく (boku) 67% | おれ (ore) 27% | First name 3% | |
| Speaker | Situation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | To friends | うち (uchi) 39% | あたし (atashi) 30% | わたし (watashi) 22% |
| In the family | あたし (atashi) 28% | First name 27% | うち (uchi) 18% | |
| In a class | わたし (watashi) 89% | あたし (atashi) 7% | 自分 (jibun) 3% | |
| To an unknown visitor | わたし (watashi) 81% | あたし (atashi) 10% | 自分 (jibun) 6% | |
| To the class teacher | わたし (watashi) 77% | あたし (atashi) 17% | 自分 (jibun) 7% | |
| Male | To friends | おれ (ore) 87% | うち (uchi) 4% | わたし (watashi), 自分 (jibun) 2% each |
| In the family | おれ (ore) 88% | ぼく (boku), 自分 (jibun) 5% each | ||
| In a class | わたし (watashi) 48% | 自分 (jibun) 28% | ぼく (boku) 22% | |
| To an unknown visitor | ぼく (boku) 36% | 自分 (jibun) 29% | わたし (watashi) 22% | |
| To the class teacher | 自分 (jibun) 38% | ぼく (boku) 29% | わたし (watashi) 22% | |
References
edit- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 米田 達郎 (2016) 人称詞オレの歴史的変化[1], archived from the original on 1 December 2021 (in Japanese)
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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