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[粵] aa1 | [國] a1 [interjection] ah; oh - used to express surprise or appreciation [粵] aa2 | [國] a2 [interjection] eh, what - used to press for an answer or ask for a repetition of sth just said [粵] aa6 | [國] a4 [interjection] well, okay; oh, ah - used to express consent or sudden realization [國] a5 - Mandarin only | [粵] 呀 [final particle] used to express urge, doubt, etc or in enumerating items In Cantonese, 啊 is mainly used as an interjection while 呀 as a final particle. However, some people prefer using 啊 instead of 呀 in every sense of final particle.
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Showing 10 of 16 examples containing 啊 
阻住你溫書啊，真係唔好意思 粵
Sorry for interrupting your studies! [Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習，真不好意思]
你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you? |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 啊
Unicode code for this character: U+554a (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 啊
Unicode code for this character: U+554a (off-site link)
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