某事

Chinese

		(used before measure word and noun) some; (a) certain; so and so	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (某事)		某	事
simp. #(某事)		某	事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǒushì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mau⁵ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǒushì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǒushìh
    • Wade–Giles: mou³-shih⁴
    • Yale: mǒu-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mooushyh
    • Palladius: моуши (mouši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mau⁵ si⁶
    • Yale: máuh sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mau⁵ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: meo⁵ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐu̯¹³ siː²²/

Pronoun

某事

1. something

Usage notes

某事 (mǒushì) is used for a particular matter or affair, while 某物 (mǒuwù) is used for a particular thing or object.

See also

• 某處／某处 (mǒuchù)
• 某個／某个 (mǒugè)
• 某人 (mǒurén)
• 某些 (mǒuxiē)