你儂我儂
Chinese
| you | I; me | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (你儂我儂) | 你儂 | 我儂 | |
| simp. (你侬我侬) | 你侬 | 我侬 | |
| Literally: “you and me”. | |||
Etymology
From Guan Daosheng's poem in the early Yuan dynasty.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǐnóngwǒnóng
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nǐnóngwǒnóng
- Wade–Giles: ni3-nung2-wo3-nung2
- Yale: nǐ-núng-wǒ-núng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niinongwoonong
- Palladius: нинунвонун (ninunvonun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nei5 nung4 ngo5 nung4
- Yale: néih nùhng ngóh nùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: nei5 nung4 ngo5 nung4
- Guangdong Romanization: néi5 nung4 ngo5 nung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /nei̯¹³ nʊŋ²¹ ŋɔː¹³ nʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
你儂我儂
- the intimate relations between man and woman; to bill and coo