哇 (waa1 | wa1 wa5) : sound of crying or vomiting

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哇

waa1

wa1 wa5

[粵] waa1 [國] wa1
[onomatopoeia] sound of crying or vomiting

[國] wa5 - Mandarin only
[final particle] used in place of 啊 after a word ending in u or ao

Stroke count: 9

Level: 4

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

哇

This word has been viewed 5224 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by theABC on 12th Jul 2007 09:44 and last edited on 5th Mar 2014 14:17

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哇吐 waa1 tou3 = to vomit; to spit out

哇哇 waa1 waa1 wa1 wa1 = the sound of crying

柴哇哇 caai4 waa1 waa1 = describes a group of people spending time together in a relaxed manner

哇哇聲 waa1 waa1 seng1 wa1 wa1 sheng1 = croaking sound

爪哇 zaau2 waa1 = Java

卡哇伊 kaa1 waa1 ji1 ka3 wa1 yi1 = cuteness; kawaii

哇哇踏板 waa1 waa1 daap6 baan2 wa1 wa1 ta4 ban3 = Wah-Wah pedal

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Decimal representation of this word: 哇
Unicode code for this character: U+54c7 (off-site link)

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