你問我,我問誰

Chinese

you to ask I; me I; me to ask who
trad. (你問我,我問誰)
simp. (你问我,我问谁)
Literally: “you're asking me, [but] who do I ask?”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǐ wèn wǒ, wǒ wèn shéi
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ , ㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄟˊ

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ wèn wǒ, wǒ wèn shéi
      • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ , ㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄟˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ wùn wǒ, wǒ wùn shéi
      • Wade–Giles: ni3 wên4 wo3, wo3 wên4 shei2
      • Yale: nǐ wèn wǒ-, wǒ wèn shéi
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii wenn woo, woo wenn sheir
      • Palladius: ни вэнь во, во вэнь шэй (ni vɛnʹ vo, vo vɛnʹ šɛj)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵/

Phrase

你問我,我問誰

  1. (Mandarin) I don't know

Synonyms

  • (Cantonese) 你問我,我問邊個 / 你问我,我问边个

Descendants

  • English: you ask me, I ask who (calque)