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ài
HSK 7freq #2512

Meanings

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ài
  1. 1.alas
  2. 2.oh dear
āi
  1. 1.interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
  2. 2.to sigh

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.interjection or grunt of agreement; yes; right
  2. 2.sighing interjection; ah; alas
  3. 3.interjection expressing sadness, disappointment, regret, etc.; ah; alas

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʰlɯː, *qɯː, *qrɯː, *qrɯːʔ): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 矣 (OC *ɢlɯʔ).

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