啊呀

Chinese

		an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization; to stress; (interj. for surprise); (interj.) oh; (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent); (interj.); ah	(final part.)
trad. (啊呀)		啊	呀
simp. #(啊呀)		啊	呀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āyā

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa¹ aa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āyā
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: aya
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-ya¹
    • Yale: ā-yā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aia
    • Palladius: ая (aja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa¹ aa¹
    • Yale: ā ā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa¹ aa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: a¹ a¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː⁵⁵ aː⁵⁵/

Interjection

啊呀

1. oh my (expressing surprise)
2. oh dear (expressing resentment, dissatisfaction, or embarrassment)