Character map

The case-book of Sherlock Holmes

Vietnamese has no single word for "I" or "you". Speakers choose words according to age, rank and closeness. Each arrow in this diagram runs from speaker to listener. Its label gives the word the speaker uses for themselves, then the word they use for the other person.

graph TD N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N2("Neil Gibson") N2("Neil Gibson") -->|"tôi -> ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N3("Marlow Bates") -->|"tôi -> ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> ông"| N3("Marlow Bates") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> cô"| N4("Grace Dunbar") N4("Grace Dunbar") -->|"tôi -> ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N5("Sergeant Coventry") -->|"tôi -> ngài"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> anh"| N5("Sergeant Coventry") N6("Mrs. Gibson") -->|"tôi -> cô"| N4("Grace Dunbar") N2("Neil Gibson") -->|"tôi -> cô / em"| N4("Grace Dunbar") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> anh"| N7("Dr. Watson") N7("Dr. Watson") -->|"tôi -> anh"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> anh"| N8("Trevor Bennett") N8("Trevor Bennett") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N8("Trevor Bennett") -->|"tôi -> giáo sư / ngài"| N9("Professor Presbury") N9("Professor Presbury") -->|"tôi -> anh"| N8("Trevor Bennett") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> giáo sư"| N9("Professor Presbury") N9("Professor Presbury") -->|"tôi -> các người / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N10("Edith Presbury") -->|"em -> anh"| N8("Trevor Bennett") N8("Trevor Bennett") -->|"anh -> em"| N10("Edith Presbury") N10("Edith Presbury") -->|"cháu -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> cô"| N10("Edith Presbury") N11("H. Lowenstein") -->|"tôi -> ngài / đồng nghiệp"| N9("Professor Presbury") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> thanh tra"| N12("Inspector Bardle") N12("Inspector Bardle") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> anh / Stackhurst"| N13("Harold Stackhurst") N13("Harold Stackhurst") -->|"tôi -> anh / Holmes"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> anh"| N14("Ian Murdoch") N14("Ian Murdoch") -->|"tôi -> ngài"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N13("Harold Stackhurst") -->|"tôi -> anh / Murdoch"| N14("Ian Murdoch") N14("Ian Murdoch") -->|"tôi -> thanh tra"| N12("Inspector Bardle") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> bà"| N15("Mrs. Merrilow") N15("Mrs. Merrilow") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> phu nhân / bà"| N16("Eugenia Ronder") N16("Eugenia Ronder") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N16("Eugenia Ronder") -->|"tôi -> anh ta / hắn"| N17("Leonardo") N16("Eugenia Ronder") -->|"tôi -> ông ta / hắn"| N18("Mr. Ronder") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> anh"| N19("John Mason") N19("John Mason") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> ngài"| N20("Sir Robert Norberton") N20("Sir Robert Norberton") -->|"tôi -> ông / ngài"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N19("John Mason") -->|"tôi -> ông chủ / ngài"| N20("Sir Robert Norberton") N21("Josiah Barnes") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> ông"| N21("Josiah Barnes") N20("Sir Robert Norberton") -->|"tôi -> anh"| N22("Mr. Norlett") N22("Mr. Norlett") -->|"tôi -> ngài"| N20("Sir Robert Norberton") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> ông"| N23("Josiah Amberley") N23("Josiah Amberley") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N7("Dr. Watson") -->|"tôi -> ông"| N23("Josiah Amberley") N23("Josiah Amberley") -->|"tôi -> bác sĩ"| N7("Dr. Watson") N24("J. C. Elman") -->|"tôi -> các ngài / các ông"| N7("Dr. Watson") N7("Dr. Watson") -->|"tôi -> ngài"| N24("J. C. Elman") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> anh / Barker"| N25("Mr. Barker") N25("Mr. Barker") -->|"tôi -> ông / Holmes"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N1("Sherlock Holmes") -->|"tôi -> thanh tra / anh"| N26("Inspector MacKinnon") N26("Inspector MacKinnon") -->|"tôi -> ngài / ông"| N1("Sherlock Holmes") N23("Josiah Amberley") -->|"tôi -> ả / cô ta"| N27("Mrs. Amberley") N23("Josiah Amberley") -->|"tôi -> hắn / cậu ta"| N28("Dr. Ray Ernest")