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Japanese
Etymology
Reduplication of やれ (yare).
Pronunciation
Interjection
やれやれ • (yareyare)
- oh, well (an exclamation or disappointment)
- sigh (interjection used when one is tired), good grief
- thank goodness (interjection of relief)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN