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哎ai1唷jo3

ai1 jo3āi yō

English

  1. interjection of pain or surprise
  2. Ouch, an interjection used to express dismay at an accident
  3. also written 哎喲|哎哟
  4. a sarcastic interjection used to express pleasure from knowing another person's misfortune (Schadenfreude)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 發生意外要反應嗰陣講嘅野,同哎呀
  2. 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

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