"哎" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /aːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɐi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ai̯³¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /ai⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ai³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ai⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ai⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ai⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/, /aːi̯⁵⁵/, /ɐi̯³³/, /ai̯³¹/, /ai⁴⁴/, /ai³³/, /ai⁴⁴/, /ai⁴⁴/, /ai⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: āi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ai¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄞ [Mandarin, bopomofo], aai¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ái [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], ai, āi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ai [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ai¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], āi [Mandarin, Yale], ai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ай [Mandarin, Palladius], aj [Mandarin, Palladius], āai [Cantonese, Yale], ai [Cantonese, Yale], aai¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ai¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ei³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ái [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], ai` [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], ai³ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], ai [Hokkien, POJ], ai [Hokkien, Tai-lo], ay [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 艾 (OC *ŋaːds, *ŋads). Etymology templates: {{m|zh|形聲|tr=-}} 形聲/形声, {{categorize|zh|Han phono-semantic compounds}}, {{liushu|psc|adj=|nocap=|pron=}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声), {{m|zh|口//||mouth|tr=-}} 口 (“mouth”), {{m|zh|艾//|||tr=<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000; cursor:help" title="Old Chinese">OC *ŋaːds, *ŋads</span>}} 艾 (OC *ŋaːds, *ŋads), {{Han compound|口|艾|c1=s|c2=p|ls=psc|t1=mouth}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 艾 (OC *ŋaːds, *ŋads) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 哎
  1. Interjection of surprise. Derived forms: 哎呀, 哎喲, 哎哟
    Sense id: en-哎-zh-character-C3dtg1x9 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Elementary Mandarin, Han phono-semantic compounds

Download JSON data for 哎 meaning in Chinese (4.1kB)

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    },
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        "Phak-fa-su",
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      "zh-pron": "ái"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "āi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "āi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "aj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "ai"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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    },
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        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
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    },
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        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
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    },
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        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ai³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
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      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯³¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "哎"
}
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      "word": "哎呀"
    },
    {
      "word": "哎喲"
    },
    {
      "word": "哎哟"
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "Cantonese terms with audio links",
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        "Chinese interjections",
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        "Hokkien interjections",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin interjections",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "āi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄞ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "aai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ái"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "āi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "āi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "aj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "āai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "aai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ái"
    },
    {
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        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai³"
    },
    {
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        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯³¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    }
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}
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}

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