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Chinese
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phonetic
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
phonetic
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| trad. (哇老誒)
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哇
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老
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誒
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| simp. (哇老诶)
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哇
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老
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诶
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| alternative forms
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我老誒／我老诶
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Etymology
From Hokkien 我老的 (góa lāu--ê, “my elderly”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
哇老誒
- (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial) wow; dear me; good heavens; OMG
Synonyms
- 喔麥尬 / 喔麦尬 (ōmàigà) (chiefly Taiwan, slang)
- 天哪 (tiān na)
- 天啊 (tiān a)
- 好家伙 (hǎojiāhuo)
- 媽呀 / 妈呀 (māya)
- 我父 (ua2 bê6) (Teochew)
- 我的天 (wǒ de tiān)
- 我的天啊 (wǒ de tiān a)
- 我的媽呀 / 我的妈呀 (wǒdemāya)
- 我空 (Philippine Hokkien)
- 我苦 (Hokkien)
- 我迸 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 皇天 (Wenzhounese)
- 阿姆哀 (Hakka)
Descendants