什
shén
么
me
玉
yù
帝
dì
之
zhī
命
mìng
 
 
俺
ǎn
老
lǎo
孙
sūn
不
bù
听
tīng
这
zhè
一
yī
套
tào
I don't care about this nonsense.
what? / something / anything
什
shén = sh + (e)n2
what
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什
shí = sh + Ø2
ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous
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má = m + a2
exclamatory final particle
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ma = m + a5
interrogative final particle
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suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
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variant of 麼|么[me5]
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yāo = y + ao1
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
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the Jade Emperor
玉
yù = yu + Ø4
jade
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帝
dì = di + Ø4
emperor
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之
zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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命
mìng = mi + (e)ng4
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc
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俺
ǎn = Ø + an3
I (northern dialects)
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老
lǎo = l + ao3
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
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sūn = su + (e)n1
grandson / descendant
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不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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听
yǐn = y + (e)n3
smile (archaic)
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(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
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to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
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zhè = zh + e4
(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
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suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior
一
yī = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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套
tào = t + ao4
to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)
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