侬 (nóng) — (dialectal) you; (literary) I, me

Definition

侬 (nóng) is a regional/literary pronoun: in Shanghainese and Wu dialects it means 'you', and in classical Chinese it means 'I'. Use only when discussing dialect or classical texts, not in standard Mandarin speech.

pronoun

(dialectal) you(literary) Ime

Examples

，侬“”。
Zài shàng hǎi huà lǐ, nóng jiù shì "nǐ" de yì si.
In Shanghainese, ∼ means 'you'.
，侬“”。
Gǔ wén zhōng, nóng cháng yòng lái biǎo shì "wǒ".
In classical texts, ∼ is often used to mean 'I'.
侬。
Yòng nóng zhè ge cí yào zhù yì chǎng hé.
You should be careful about the occasion when using the word ∼.

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