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aa3 aa4 aa5 aa1
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(jyutping) aa3 -- [1] final particle used to soften an abrupt question/statement, act as reminder and make emphasis; [2] pause particle in enumerating items (jyutping) aa4 -- interrogative particle used to get confirmation or clarify a doubt, show skepticism or surprise (jyutping) aa5 -- interrogative particle used in rhetorical question (jyutping) aa1 -- variant of 吖 (pinyin) ya1 -- [1] [interjection] wow; [2] [onomatopoeia] creak/squeak (pinyin) ya5 -- variant of final particle 啊 Compare with another final particle 架, the Cantonese 呀 has a neutral tone and sounds less assertive than 架.
Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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好呀 hou2 aa3 = OK, fine 粵 咩呀 me1 aa3 = what? 粵 點呀 dim2 aa3 = what's up?, what's going on? 粵 得未呀 dak1 mei6 aa3 = Is it ready yet? Is it OK yet? 粵 哎呀 aai1 aa1 = "aiya!" variant 唔係呀嗎 m4 hai6 aa6 maa3 = variant of 唔係吖嘛 粵 對呀 deoi3 aa3 = right, yes 卅呀 saa1 aa6 = thirty (start of contraction for 31-39) 粵 卅呀一 saa1 aa6 jat1 = thirty-one 粵 廿呀一 jaa6 aa6 jat1 = twenty-one 粵 邊度係呀 bin1 dou6 hai6 aa3 = not really 粵 係呀 hai6 aa1 = correct; exactly; yeah 粵 食咗飯未呀 sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 aa3 = how are you? (informal) 粵 唔好客氣呀 m4 hou2 haak3 hei3 aa3 = "make yourself at home" 粵 唔使客氣呀 m4 sai2 haak3 hei3 aa3 = "make yourself at home" 粵 咦咦呀呀 ji4 ji4 aa1 aa1 = sound produced by a violin 冚檔呀! kam2 dong3 aa1! = [interj] "Raid!" (warning people that the police are raiding the premises) 粵 點得呀? dim2 dak1 aa3 = how can, how can it be done? 有冇加一呀 jau5 mou5 gaa1 jat1 aa3 = is 10% service charge included? 粵 有乜指教呀 jau5 mat1 zi2 gaau3 aa3 = what can I do for you? 粵 天呀 tin1 aa1 = jeepers! my goodness! 廿呀 jaa6 aa6 = twenty (start of contraction for 21-29) 粵 卌呀 sei3 aa6 = forty (start of contraction for 41-49) 粵 牙呀仔 ngaa4 ngaa1 zai2 = baby, infant 粵 |
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Showing 10 of 99 examples containing 呀 Show all 99 examples Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |