是誰
Chinese
| be; yes; this | who | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (是誰) | 是 | 誰 | |
| simp. (是谁) | 是 | 谁 | |
Etymology
Probably from the vernacular readings of the two characters with assimilation. Zhangzhou chī-choa̍h is a contraction of 是誰仔／是谁仔 (chī-chūi-á).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
是誰
- (Min Nan, chiefly Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Malaysia, Singapore, dated in Taiwan) who; whom
- 耶穌已經到該撒利亞腓立比的境界，問伊的學生講，人咧講人子是是誰？ [Min Nan, trad.]
- From: 巴克禮譯本 (Barclay Amoy Romanized Bible), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 16:13
- Iâ-so͘ í-keⁿ kàu Kai-sat-lī-a Hui-li̍p-pí ê kéng-kài, mn̄g I ê ha̍k-seng kóng, Lâng teh kóng Jîn-chú sī chī-chūi? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
耶稣已经到该撒利亚腓立比的境界，问伊的学生讲，人咧讲人子是是谁？ [Min Nan, simp.]
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 誰 (“who; whom”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
| Classical Chinese | 誰1, 疇, 孰, 誰人, 何人 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 誰1 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 誰1 |
| Taiwan | 誰1 | |
| Harbin | 誰1 | |
| Shenyang | 誰1 | |
| Jinan | 誰1 | |
| Muping | 誰1 | |
| Luoyang | 誰1 | |
| Wanrong | 哪𠰻 | |
| Wanrong (Ronghe) | 啥外 | |
| Xi'an | 誰1 | |
| Qingdao | 誰1 | |
| Zhengzhou | 誰1 | |
| Xining | 阿個, 阿一個, 啥人 | |
| Xuzhou | 誰1, 哪個 | |
| Yinchuan | 誰1 | |
| Lanzhou | 誰1, 誰個, 誰們 | |
| Ürümqi | 誰1, 誰一個, 誰們 | |
| Wuhan | 哪個, 啥個 | |
| Chengdu | 哪個, 啥子人 | |
| Guiyang | 哪個 | |
| Liuzhou | 哪人, 哪個 | |
| Kunming | 哪個 | |
| Yangzhou | 哪個, 哪一個 | |
| Nanjing | 哪個 | |
| Hefei | 哪個, 哈個 | |
| Nantong | 哪個, 哪一個, 哪個人 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 邊個, 乜誰 |
| Hong Kong | 邊個, 乜誰 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 邊個, 哪誰 | |
| Foshan | 邊個 | |
| Shunde | 邊個, 邊誰 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 邊個 | |
| Doumen (Shangheng Tanka) | 邊個, 乜誰 | |
| Taishan | 阿誰 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 乜誰, 乜阿誰 | |
| Dongguan | 鼠個, 乜誰 | |
| Shaoguan | 邊個 | |
| Yunfu | 邊個 | |
| Yangjiang | 乜誰 | |
| Xinyi | 乜人, 乜誰 | |
| Lianjiang | 乜人 | |
| Nanning | 邊個 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 邊個 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 哪個 |
| Lichuan | 哪個 | |
| Pingxiang | 哪仔, 哪個仔 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 麼人, 哪儕 |
| Xingning | 哪隻 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 哪隻, 哪人 | |
| Qujiang | 哪個 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 哪儕 | |
| Changting | 哪個, 哪個哩 | |
| Pingyu | 麼人 | |
| Wuping | 哪個, 麼人 | |
| Liancheng | 哪個, 麼人 | |
| Ninghua | 台人 | |
| Ruijin | 哪人, 哪個 | |
| Shicheng | 斯你 | |
| Shangyou | 哪人 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麼人, 麼儕 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 麼人, 麼儕 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 麼人, 麼儕 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 麼人, 麼儕 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 麼人, 麼儕 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 麼儕 | |
| Hong Kong | 哪人 | |
| Sabah | 哪人 | |
| Senai | 麼人 | |
| Singkawang | 麼儕 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 哪個 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 誰1, 誰們 usually plural |
| Xinzhou | 誰1, 誰們 usually plural | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 孰人 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 底儂 |
| Fuqing | 底儂 | |
| Matsu | 底儂 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 誰2, 誰3, 誰4, 是誰, 啥儂, 啥物儂, 什物儂, 底儂 |
| Quanzhou | 誰2, 誰4, 是誰, 啥儂 | |
| Zhangzhou | 誰5, 是誰, 啥儂 | |
| Taipei | 啥物儂 | |
| Kaohsiung | 啥物儂 | |
| Tainan | 啥物儂 | |
| Taichung | 誰5, 啥儂 | |
| Hsinchu | 誰2, 啥物儂 | |
| Lukang | 啥物儂, 誰2 | |
| Sanxia | 啥儂 | |
| Yilan | 啥儂, 誰2 | |
| Kinmen | 誰3 | |
| Magong | 誰3 | |
| Penang | 誰誰, 誰誰儂, 是誰 | |
| Singapore | 啥儂, 誰2, 是誰 | |
| Philippines (Manila) | 誰仔 | |
| Pingnan | 乜儂 | |
| Chaozhou | 底𫢗, 𫢗 | |
| Shantou | 底𫢗 | |
| Haifeng | 𫢗, 底𫢗 | |
| Johor Bahru | 底𫢗 | |
| Haikou | 誰3 | |
| Leizhou | 誰3, 誰儂 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 什儂 |
| Xianyou | 什儂 | |
| Pinghua | Nanning | 哪個 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 啥人 |
| Suzhou | 啥人 | |
| Hangzhou | 哪個 | |
| Wenzhou | 何乜人, 乜人, 誰人, 何人 | |
| Chongming | 何人 | |
| Danyang | 哪個 | |
| Jinhua | 哪個 | |
| Ningbo | 啥人, 誰儂 dated | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 哪個, 何至個 suburbs |
| Shuangfeng | 哪個 | |
| Loudi | 哪個, 誰個 | |
| Quanzhou | 哪個 | |