"My" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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蓝莓之夜 lán méi zhī yè My
我 wǒ I / me / my
家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]
阿拉 ā lā (Wu dialect) I / me / my / we / us / our
老爷子 lǎo yé zi my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male
咱家 zá jiā I / me / my / (often used in early vernacular literature)
舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
吾 wú (old) I / my
贱 jiàn inexpensive / lowly / despicable / (bound form) (humble) my
拙 zhuō awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
敝 bì my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated
伲 nì (dialect) I / my / we / our
我的 wǒ de my / mine
我国 wǒ guó my country / our country
没什么 méi shén me it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind / think nothing of it / it's my pleasure / you're welcome
我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the ...! / oh my god! / that's insane!
乖乖 guāi guai goodness gracious! / oh my lord!
小儿 xiǎo ér young child / (humble) my son
天啊 tiān a good heavens! / oh my God!
个头 ge tóu (coll.) (suffix) my ass! / yeah, right!
老头子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man
老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal
在我看来 zài wǒ kàn lái in my opinion
一生一世 yī shēng yī shì a whole lifetime (idiom) / all my life
仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend
口子 kǒu zi hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent
失礼 shī lǐ to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
老娘 lǎo niáng my old mother / I, this old woman / my old lady (colloquial) / maternal grandmother / midwife
手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
小女 xiǎo nu:3 my daughter (humble)
郎君 láng jūn my husband and master (archaic) / playboy of rich family / pimp
小可 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
家父 jiā fù (polite) my father
咱家 zán jiā I / me / we / my home / our house
先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors
啊呀 ā yā interjection of surprise / Oh my!
好家伙 hǎo jiā huo my God! / oh boy! / man!
天呀 tiān ya Heavens! / My goodness!
依我看 yī wǒ kàn in my opinion
死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense / crime punishable by death / my deepest apologies
关系网 guān xi wǎng network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home
哎呦 āi yōu (interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc) / Oh my! / Uh-oh! / Ah! / Ouch!
小犬 xiǎo quǎn puppy / my son (humble)
倒贴 dào tiē to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù unable to help however much one would like to (idiom) / Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied.
寒舍 hán shè my humble home
啊哟 ā yo interjection of surprise or pain / Oh / Ow / My goodness!
愚见 yú jiàn my humble opinion
家母 jiā mǔ (polite) my mother
三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) / (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
贤妻 xián qī (old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife
先父 xiān fù deceased father / my late father
寒门 hán mén poor and humble family / my family (humble)
久病 jiǔ bìng my old illness / chronic condition
拙作 zhuō zuò my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing
舍下 shè xià my humble home
绵薄 mián bó my humble effort / my meager contribution (humble)
先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
刍议 chú yì lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble) / fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion
人头马 Rén tóu mǎ Rémy Martin cognac
才疏学浅 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom) / Pray forgive my ignorance,...
拙见 zhuō jiàn my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)
投桃报李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom) / to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
斧正 fǔ zhèng (polite) please amend my writing
舍弟 shè dì my younger brother (humble term)
管见 guǎn jiàn my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube) / my limited understanding / my opinion (humble)
拙荆 zhuō jīng my wife (humble)
薄礼 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble)
外子 wài zǐ (polite) my husband
啊 ǎ interjection of surprise or doubt / Eh? / My! / what's up?
家严 jiā yán (polite) my father
唷 yō (interjection expressing surprise) Oh! / My!
蓬荜生辉 péng bì shēng huī Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling / see also 蓬蓽生光|蓬荜生光[peng2 bi4 sheng1 guang1]
爱屋及乌 ài wū jí wū lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) / involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
不情之请 bù qíng zhī qǐng (humble expression) my presumptuous request
千虑一得 qiān lu:4 yī dé a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
碍难从命 ài nán cóng mìng difficult to obey orders (idiom) / much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
管见所及 guǎn jiàn suǒ jí in my humble opinion (idiom)
霸王别姬 bà wáng bié jī The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]) / Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)
言不尽意 yán bù jìn yì (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
内人 nèi rén my wife (humble)
家兄 jiā xiōng (polite) my elder brother
下情 xià qíng feelings of the masses / my situation (humble speech)
贲临 bì lín (of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
我自己 wǒ zì jǐ myself / my own
依我来看 yī wǒ lái kàn as I see it / in my opinion
亲爱的你 qīn ài de nǐ my dear / my darling
在我看 zài wǒ kàn in my opinion / in my view
三人行，必有我师 sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
九月九日忆山东兄弟 jiǔ yuè jiǔ rì yì Shān dōng xiōng dì Remembering my brothers in faraway Shandong on the double ninth festival (poem by Tang Wang Wei's 王維|王维)
仁弟 rén dì (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend
先公 xiān gōng (literary) my late father
先大母 xiān dà mǔ my late paternal grandmother
先妣 xiān bǐ (literary) my late mother
先慈 xiān cí (literary) my late mother
卑之，毋甚高论 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之，无甚高论 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
家姊 jiā zǐ my sister
小婿 xiǎo xù my son-in-law (humble) / I (spoken to parents-in-law)
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