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sāi

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sāi
  1. 1.(slang) wow!
  2. 2.also pr. [wa1sei1]

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.wow; dear me

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Etymology

From Hokkien 我使 (góa sái, literally “I fuck”). This phrase is popular in Taiwan from 1970s, and after the Chinese economic reform, this phrase became popular in Mainland China, too. It is not offensive in Mandarin.

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