"TA" meaning in Chinese

See TA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /tʰä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA] Forms: ta [alternative], Ta [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|zh|pronoun}} TA
  1. (Mainland China, Internet slang) An alternative spelling of the third-person pronoun 他 (tā)/她 (tā) that is explicitly gender-neutral: they; them Tags: Internet, Mainland-China Synonyms: X也, 𲎿 Derived forms: TA們, TA们

Alternative forms

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    },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "word": "TA們"
        },
        {
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        }
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            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
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            [
              31,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "In this world, there is always someone out there who will come just for you.",
          "ref": "2022, BAMBOOMATES, 每天都想见到你, →ISBN, dust jacket:",
          "text": "这个世界上,总有一个ta会为你而来。",
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        }
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        "An alternative spelling of the third-person pronoun 他 (tā)/她 (tā) that is explicitly gender-neutral: they; them"
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      ],
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        },
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        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄚ"
    },
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tā"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ta"
    },
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      "roman": "ta",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "та"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "TA"
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    },
    {
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          "english": "In this world, there is always someone out there who will come just for you.",
          "ref": "2022, BAMBOOMATES, 每天都想见到你, →ISBN, dust jacket:",
          "text": "这个世界上,总有一个ta会为你而来。",
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      ],
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          "Internet",
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        ],
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          "他",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ],
        [
          "them",
          "them"
        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "X也"
        },
        {
          "word": "𲎿"
        }
      ],
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        "Internet",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "tā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tā"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ta"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ta"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "та"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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