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› 呀
呀
haa1
Mandarin: ya5
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1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
2
# adapted from cc-cedict
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呀
aa3
sentence-final particle (mild emphasis)
Words containing 呀
食咗饭未呀
sik6
zo2
faan6
mei6
aa1
have you eaten yet? (a common way of greeting a friend instead of saying "How ar
知唔知埞呀
zi1
m4
zi1
deng6
aa3
do you know what you are doing (said in a hostile tone) [colloquial]
唔係呀嗎
m4
hai6
aa6
maa3
variant of 唔係吖嘛
牙呀仔
ngaa4
aa1
zai2
infant (old slang)
唔係呀
m4
hai6
aa5
surely it can't be; it can't be true, can it?; you must be kidding; you gotta be
你唔係呀嘛
nei5
m4
hai6
aa3
maa3
seriously?; no way, you got to be kidding!; no way, are you serious? [colloquial
對呀
deoi3
aa3
that's right; yes [written and colloquial]
卅呀一
saa1
aa3
jat1
thirty-one [colloquial]
食咗飯未呀
sik6
zo2
faan6
mei6
aa1
have you eaten yet? (spoken)
廿呀一
jaa6
aa6
jat1
twenty-one [colloquial]
驚你有牙呀
geng1
nei5
jau5
ngaa4
aa4
'I'm really scared of you', a sarcastic expression to imply that one is not afra
搞乜春呀
gaau2
mat1
ceon1
aa3
what's going on?; what the heck are you doing? [colloquial]
得未呀
dak1
mei6
aa3
are you ready yet?; is it ready yet?; is it done yet? [colloquial]
係呀
hai6
aa3
yes
講乜春呀
gong2
mat1
ceon1
aa3
what the fuck are you talking about; what are you bullshitting about [colloquial
食咗飯未呀
sik6
zo2
faan6
mei6
aa3
Lit. Have you eaten (rice) yet? - It's informally used to greet friends, instead
牙呀仔
ngaa4
ngaa1
zai2
baby, infant
點得呀?
dim2
dak1
aa3
how can, how can it be done?
點呀
dim2
aa3
what's up?, what's going on?
係呀
hai6
aa1
correct; exactly; yeah [華]: 對了
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