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唉

  • āi (ai¹) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄞ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • aai¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • oi¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • ái Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • ai Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • ài Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • haih Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • āi Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄞ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • ai Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • ai¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • āi Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • ai Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • ай Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • aai¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • oi¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • āai Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • ōi Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • ai¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /aːi̯⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /ɔːi̯⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • ái Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • ai^ˋ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • ai³ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • /ai̯³¹/ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • ài (ai⁴) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄞˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • ài Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄞˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • ài Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • ai⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • ài Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • ay Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • haih Min Nan, Hokkien, Tâi lô

Where it comes from

形聲漢字（上古 *qʰlɯː, *qɯː, *qrɯː, *qrɯːʔ）：意符 口 + 聲符 矣 (上古 *ɢlɯʔ) 。

釋義

  1. 表示同意的感嘆詞
  2. 嘆息的感嘆詞

釋義

  1. 表示同意的感嘆詞
  2. 嘆息的感嘆詞
  3. 表達悲傷、失望、後悔等情緒的感嘆詞 亞父受玉斗，置之地，拔劍撞而破之，曰：“唉！豎子不足與謀。奪項王天下者，必沛公也，吾屬今為之虜矣。”

In English

  • alas exclamation of sorrow, etc.
  • yuck uttered to indicate disgust
  • woe exclamation of grief
  • sigh expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like
  • gosh mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm
  • fie used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage
  • ew expression of disgust or nausea

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"唉." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%94%89. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

唉. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%94%89

Chicago

"唉." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%94%89.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {唉},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%94%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}