"唉" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /aːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɔːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ai̯³¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /ai⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /ai³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ai²¹/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /ai⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /haiʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Taipei], /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/, /aːi̯⁵⁵/, /ɔːi̯⁵⁵/, /ai̯³¹/, /ai⁴⁴/, /ai³³/, /ai²¹/, /ai⁴¹/, /haiʔ³²/ Chinese transliterations: āi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ai¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄞ [Mandarin, bopomofo], aai¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], oi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ái [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], ai, ài, haih, 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], ōi [Cantonese, Yale], aai¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], oi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ai¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], oi¹ [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], ài [Hokkien, POJ], ài [Hokkien, Tai-lo], aix [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], haih [Hokkien, POJ], haih [Hokkien, Tai-lo], haiq [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 唉
  1. interjection or grunt of agreement; yes; right
    Sense id: en-唉-zh-character-pueYtMSc Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Intermediate Mandarin Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 21 20 21 20 17 Disambiguation of Intermediate Mandarin: 29 13 29 13 16
  2. sighing interjection; ah; alas
    Sense id: en-唉-zh-character-Ml16JF7z Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Intermediate Mandarin Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 21 20 21 20 17 Disambiguation of Intermediate Mandarin: 29 13 29 13 16

Character

IPA: /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /aːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɔːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ai̯³¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /haiʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /haiʔ⁵/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /haiʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /haiʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /haiʔ³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/, /aːi̯⁵⁵/, /ɔːi̯⁵⁵/, /ai̯³¹/, /haiʔ³²/, /haiʔ⁵/, /haiʔ³²/, /haiʔ³²/, /haiʔ³²/ Chinese transliterations: ài [Mandarin, Pinyin], ai⁴ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄞˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], aai¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], oi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ái [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], haih, ài [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ài [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ai⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], ài [Mandarin, Yale], ay [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ай [Mandarin, Palladius], aj [Mandarin, Palladius], āai [Cantonese, Yale], ōi [Cantonese, Yale], aai¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], oi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ai¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], oi¹ [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], haih [Hokkien, POJ], haih [Hokkien, Tai-lo], haiq [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 唉
  1. interjection or grunt of agreement; yes; right
    Sense id: en-唉-zh-character-pueYtMSc1 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Intermediate Mandarin Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 21 20 21 20 17 Disambiguation of Intermediate Mandarin: 29 13 29 13 16
  2. sighing interjection; ah; alas
    Sense id: en-唉-zh-character-Ml16JF7z1 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Intermediate Mandarin Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 21 20 21 20 17 Disambiguation of Intermediate Mandarin: 29 13 29 13 16
  3. interjection expressing sadness, disappointment, regret, etc.; ah; alas
    Sense id: en-唉-zh-character-fq065qV1 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Intermediate Mandarin Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 21 20 21 20 17 Disambiguation of Intermediate Mandarin: 29 13 29 13 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 唉吔, 唉呀, 唉唷 (āiyō), 唉聲嘆氣 (āishēngtànqì), 唉声叹气 (āishēngtànqì), 唉聲歎氣 (āishēngtànqì)

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄞ"
    },
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    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "ài"
    },
    {
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "ōi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
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    },
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        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ai³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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        "POJ"
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        "Tai-lo"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ ài /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯³¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ai³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/haiʔ³²/"
    }
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}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "唉吔"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "唉呀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "āiyō",
      "word": "唉唷"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "āishēngtànqì",
      "word": "唉聲嘆氣"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "āishēngtànqì",
      "word": "唉声叹气"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "āishēngtànqì",
      "word": "唉聲歎氣"
    }
  ],
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      "zh-pron": "ài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "aai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ái"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "haih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ay"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "aj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "āai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ōi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "aai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai`"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯³¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haiq"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haiʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haiʔ⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haiʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haiʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haiʔ³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/aːi̯⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/ɔːi̯⁵⁵/"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "tags": [
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        "Phak-fa-su",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ái"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "ai"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "ài"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "haih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "āi"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "āi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
      ],
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    {
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Pinyin"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ɔːi̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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    },
    {
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        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
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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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        "POJ"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/",
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        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai³³/",
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        "Quanzhou"
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      "tags": [
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        "POJ"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai²¹/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴¹/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haiʔ³²/",
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        "Kaohsiung",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ ài /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːi̯⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/ai̯³¹/"
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      "ipa": "/ai⁴⁴/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ai³³/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ai²¹/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ai⁴¹/"
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      "word": "唉呀"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Sixian"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ài"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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    {
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        "Palladius"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ōi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "aai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
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    },
    {
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        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
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        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
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    },
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        "Miaoli",
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        "Tai-lo"
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    },
    {
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    {
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