sǎjiā

洒家

Word · Pronoun

I; me (archaic male self-reference)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

pronoun

I; me (used by males in early vernacular Chinese)

archaic

Primarily found in Ming and Qing dynasty literature, most famously in 'Water Margin' (水浒传). Used by rough, masculine characters such as Lu Zhishen. Conveys a bold, unrefined masculine self-reference.

Sǎ洒
jiā家
biàn便
shì是
Lǔ鲁
Zhì智
shēn深
 。

I am Lu Zhishen.

Sǎ洒
jiā家
jīn今
rì日
yào要
tòng痛
yǐn饮
yī一
chǎng场
 。

I want to drink heavily today.