予一人
Chinese
to give; I | one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) | man; person; people | ||
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simp. and trad. (予一人) | 予 | 一 | 人 | |
variant forms | 余一人 |
Pronunciation
Pronoun
予一人
- (literary) I "I, the one man" (reserved for use by the king)
- 爾尚輔予一人,致天之罰,予其大賚汝! [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Ěr shàng fǔ yúyīrén, zhì tiān zhī fá, yú qí dà lài rǔ! [Pinyin]
- You have to assist me, the One man, to carry out the punishment appointed by Heaven. I will greatly reward you!
尔尚辅予一人,致天之罚,予其大赉汝! [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 百姓有過,在予一人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Bǎixìng yǒu guò, zài yúyīrén. [Pinyin]
- Whenever the people make mistakes, they can all be blamed on me, the One man.
百姓有过,在予一人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 寡人 (guǎrén)
- 孤 (gū)
- 不穀/不谷 (bùgǔ)