我手寫我口
Chinese
editI; me | hand; convenient; ‑er | to write | I; me | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
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trad. (我手寫我口) | 我 | 手 | 寫 | 我 | 口 | |
simp. (我手写我口) | 我 | 手 | 写 | 我 | 口 |
Etymology
editAttributed to Huang Zunxian, popularized for its current sense by the writer Hu Shih
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǒ shǒu siě wǒ kǒu
- Wade–Giles: wo3 shou3 hsieh3 wo3 kʻou3
- Yale: wǒ shǒu syě wǒ kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woo shoou shiee woo koou
- Palladius: во шоу се во коу (vo šou se vo kou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo5 sau2 se2 ngo5 hau2
- Yale: ngóh sáu sé ngóh háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo5 sau2 se2 ngo5 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo5 seo2 sé2 ngo5 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔː¹³ sɐu̯³⁵ sɛː³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
edit我手寫我口
- "my hand writes [what] my mouth [speaks]", referring to writing in written vernacular Chinese rather than the literary register of Classical Chinese.