nei5 mun4 zi6 gei2妳們自己奶们自己

Jyutpingnei5 mun4 zi6 gei2

Yalenéih mùhn jih géi

Definition

Yourselves, referring to a group of females.

writtenpeople

How it's used

Using 妳 to specifically denote a female group is a convention borrowed from written Chinese and is rarely reflected in spoken Cantonese. In natural speech, people almost universally use 佢哋 or 呢班人 regardless of gender, or simply omit the pronoun if the context is clear. The character 妳 is considered a literary or formal affectation when used in speech.

Examples

nei5妳mun4們zi6自gei2己nam2諗haa5下dim2點joeng2樣gaai2解kyut3決laa1啦。

Think about how to solve it yourselves.

le1呢gin2件si6事hai6係mai6咪nei5妳mun4們zi6自gei2己kyut3決ding6定㗎？

Did you all decide this yourselves?

Common phrases

nei5妳mun4們zi6自gei2己nam2諗

think for yourselves

nei5妳mun4們zi6自gei2己gaau2搞

handle it yourselves

Common mistake

Learners often over-apply gender-specific pronouns like 妳 or 她 because they are taught these distinctions in formal textbooks. In authentic Cantonese, using these in casual conversation sounds unnatural and overly precise, as the language typically relies on context to determine the gender of the subjects.