哇老誒
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See also: 哇老诶
Chinese[edit]
sound of child's crying | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
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trad. (哇老誒) | 哇 | 老 | 誒 | |
simp. (哇老诶) | 哇 | 老 | 诶 | |
alternative forms | 我老誒/我老诶 |
Etymology[edit]
From Hokkien 我老的 (góa lāu--ê, “my elderly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wà láo e̊i
- Wade–Giles: wa4 lao2 ei5
- Yale: wà láu ei
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wah lau .ei
- Palladius: ва лао эй (va lao ej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀeɪ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Interjection[edit]
哇老誒
- (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial) wow; dear me; good heavens; OMG