哎唷
ai1 jo3āi yō
English
- interjection of pain or surprise
- Ouch, an interjection used to express dismay at an accident
- also written 哎喲|哎哟
- a sarcastic interjection used to express pleasure from knowing another person's misfortune (Schadenfreude)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 發生意外要反應嗰陣講嘅野,同哎呀
- 表示幸災樂禍
Examples
哎唷!燒親隻手添!
Ow! You scorched your hand! ----
哎唷,冇晒朱古力餅食嗱?慘慘囉,冇得食。
Oh, no more chocolate cookies? Poor you, none left for you I guess.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk