trời ơi

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam) giời ơi
(Nẫu) trầu quơ, trầu quâu
(Northern Vietnam) ối giời ơi
(Southern Vietnam) úi trời ơi
trời đất ơi

Etymology

trời (“heavenly lord”) +‎ ơi (“hey, oh, vocative particle”).

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Interjection

good heavens; good God; good Lord; oh my God
- 1925 [c. 14 century CE], Shi Nai'an (attributed), chapter 36, in Trần Tuấn Khải, transl., Water Margin:
  Tống Giang nghe nói níu lấy hai người công sai mà kêu rằng: "Khổ lắm trời ơi! Thực là phúc bất trùng lai, họa vô đơn chí!"
  Upon hearing that, Song Jiang clutched the two guards tightly and wailed: "Good heavens, woe is me! Truly, blessings never come in pair; disasters never come singly!"
for God's sake

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