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寡人

寡人

Chinese

		few; widowed	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (寡人)		寡	人

Pronoun

寡人

I, we, "your unworthy king" (corresponding to the Engish "royal we")

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guǎrén

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa² jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kóa-ngìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǎrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goaren
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaa² jan⁴
  - Yale: gwá yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa² jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑː³⁵ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kóa-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gua` nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gua³ ngin²
  - IPA: /ku̯a³¹ ɲin¹¹/