# 咱們
## Chinese

| | | (inclusive) we | (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) |
| trad. (咱們/喒們/偺們) | trad. (咱們/喒們/偺們) | 咱/喒/偺 | 們 |
| simp. (咱们) | simp. (咱们) | 咱 | 们 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zánmen, zám
       (Zhuyin): ㄗㄢˊ ˙ㄇㄣ, ㄗㄚㄇˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): заму (zamu, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaa$^1$ mun$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): za$^2$ me
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zánmen
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄢˊ ˙ㄇㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zánme̊n
*** Wade–Giles: tsan$^2$-mên$^5$
*** Yale: dzán-men
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzarn.men
*** Palladius: цзаньмэнь (czanʹmɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sän³⁵ mən³/
** (Standard Chinese, contraction)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zám
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄚㄇˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zám
*** Wade–Giles: tsam$^2$
*** Yale: dzám
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: zam2
*** Palladius: цзам (czam)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sam³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: заму (zamu, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sa²⁴ mou⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaa$^1$ mun$^4$
*** Yale: jā mùhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaa$^1$ mun$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: za$^1$ mun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saː⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: za$^2$ me
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sa⁵³ mɤ¹/

### Pronoun

咱們
* (inclusive) we; us
       Wa, yǔ tíng le! Zánmen chūqù wán ba! [Pinyin]
       Wow, the rain stopped! Let's go out and play!
       Wǒ mā shuō zánmen liǎ bù héshì. [Pinyin]
       My mum said the two of us are not right for each other.
       Tā shì zánmen cūn lǐ dúshū zuì duō de rén. [Pinyin]
       He has read the most books out of anyone in our village.
    From: 1890, 《續小五義》, chapter 23
    Zánmen ruò shuō chūlái, bǎ zánmen dìngliào shōujiān, hái bùdìng bǎ zánmen guǎ le ne? [Pinyin]
    If we tell him, what if he shackles us up and put us in prison, and even cut us up into pieces?
    From: 2002, 林汉达 et al. (editor), 《新版上下五千年》, volume 1, page 314
    Xiōngnú yǐwèi zánmen shì yào yǐn tāmen guòlái, yīdìng bùgǎn dǎ zánmen. [Pinyin]
    The Xiongnu think we wanted to entice them to come; they won't dare attack us.

#### Usage notes

咱們／咱们 (zánmen) is mostly used in Northern China. Unlike 我們／我们 (wǒmen) that can either include or exclude the person spoken to, 咱們／咱们 (zánmen) always includes the person spoken to. Furthermore, 咱們／咱们 (zánmen) tends to convey a sense of intimacy between the interlocutors.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 咱們, 你我 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 咱們, 咱$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 我們 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 咱們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 咱們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 咱們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 咱們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 咱們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 咱們 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 我們 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 我們 † |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 咱們 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 咱們 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 咱們 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 咱們 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 咱們, 咱$_1$, 咱這夥 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 咱$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 咱們 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 咱 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 咱底, 咱$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 咱$_1$, 咱的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 咱們 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 咱$_1$ |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 咱們 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 咱們 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 咱們 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 我們 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 我們 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 我們 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 我們 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 我們 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 我們 †, 們 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 我們 † |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 我哋 † |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 我哋 † |
| Cantonese | Macau | 我哋 † |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 我 † |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 我哋 † |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 偔 † |
| Cantonese | Baise | 我哋 † |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 我哋 † |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 我哋 † |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 我哋 † |
| Gan | Nanchang | 我個裡 †, 我等 †, 我們 † |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 巷滕 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 𠊎等人 †, 𠊎等 †, 齊儕 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 𠊎齊家 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 𠊎俚 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 𠊎俚 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 𠊎俚 |
| Hakka | Changting | 𠊎等人 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 𠊎嫩人 † |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 𠊎等人 †, 𠊎兜 † |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 𠊎大沙 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 𠊎人 † |
| Hakka | Yudu | 𠊎尼 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 𠊎班 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 𠊎人 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 𠊎子人 † |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆俚, 𫣆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 𠊎等 †, 𠊎等人 † |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 𫣆俚, 吾俚, 𠊎俚, 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 𫣆等, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆俚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 𫣆人, 𫣆 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 𠊎人 † |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingping) | 𠊎哋 †, 𠊎啲人 † |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingjiao) | 𠊎人 † |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 我儕 † |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 咱們, 咱$_1$ |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 咱們, 咱$_1$ |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 咱們 |
| Jin | Linhe | 咱們 |
| Jin | Jining | 咱們 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 咱們 |
| Jin | Baotou | 咱們 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 咱們 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 咱們 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 咱們 |
| Jin | Handan | 咱都 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 俺夥人, 俺人, 俺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 儂家各儂, 儂家儂, 儂家 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 咱$_3$, 咱儂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 咱$_3$, 咱儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 咱$_3$, 咱儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 咱$_3$, 咱儂 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 咱$_3$, 咱儂 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 咱儂, 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 咱儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 咱儂 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 那夥 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 咱$_3$, 咱阿眾 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 咱儂, 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 咱儂, 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 咱$_3$ |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 我哋 † |
| Wu | Shanghai | 阿拉 †, 我伲 †, 伲 † |
| Wu | Suzhou | 伲 † |
| Wu | Danyang | 我己 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿拉 † |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 卬你, 卬你倈 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 我自浪, 我匠, 自浪, 匠 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 我們 † |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 我哩 †, 卬哩 † |
| Note | † - no distinction of clusivity | † - no distinction of clusivity |

#### See also

* 昝 (zǎn)
Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns :
| Person | Person | Singular | Plural |
| 1st | — | 我 (wǒ) | 我們／我们 (wǒmen) |
| 1st | inclusive | 我 (wǒ) | 咱們／咱们 (zánmen) |
| 2nd | male/indefinite | 你 (nǐ) | 你們／你们 (nǐmen) |
| 2nd | female | 妳／你 (nǐ) | 妳們／你们 (nǐmen) |
| 2nd | deity | 祢 (nǐ) | 祢們／祢们 (nǐmen) |
| 2nd | polite | 您 (nín) | 你們／你们 (nǐmen) 您們／您们 (nínmen) |
| 3rd | male/indefinite | 他 (tā) | 他們／他们 (tāmen) |
| 3rd | female | 她 (tā) | 她們／她们 (tāmen) |
| 3rd | deity | 祂 (tā) | 祂們／祂们 (tāmen) |
| 3rd | animal | 牠／它 (tā) | 牠們／它们 (tāmen) |
| 3rd | inanimate | 它 (tā) | 它們／它们 (tāmen) |