呦 [－]

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Pinyin yōu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc)
  2. see 呦呦[you1 you1]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Oh! (exclamation of dismay etc)/see 呦呦yōuyōu [呦呦]/the bleating of the deer
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    an expression of surprise or sudden awareness
    • 呦！你怎麼也來了？
      呦！你怎么也来了？
      yōu ！ nǐ zěn me yě lái le ？
      Hey! Fancy seeing you here.
    • 呦，飯糊了！
      呦，饭糊了！
      yōu ， fàn hú le ！
      Oh no, the rice is burnt.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. the bleating of the deer
  2. Cangjie Input
    RVIS
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    哎呦好难受啊，全身发痒！
    哎呦好難受啊，全身發癢！
    āi yōu hǎo nán shòu a ， quán shēn fā yǎng ！
    • Grr! I'm itchy all over, and it's driving me crazy.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    呦！你怎么也来了？
    呦！你怎麼也來了？
    yōu ！ nǐ zěn me yě lái le ？
    • Hey! Fancy seeing you here.
  2. Mandarin
    呦，饭糊了！
    呦，飯糊了！
    yōu ， fàn hú le ！
    • Oh no, the rice is burnt.
  3. Mandarin
    哎呦！可有人治治这个贱货了！
    哎呦！可有人治治這個賤貨了！
    āi you ！ kě yǒu rén zhì zhi zhè ge jiàn huò le ！
    • Ah! Finally there is someone to teach this nasty person a lesson!
  4. Mandarin
    果园的姑娘啊 阿娜尔罕呦
    果園的姑娘啊 阿娜爾罕呦
    guǒ yuán de gū niang a ， ā nà ěr hǎn yōu
    • O, maiden of the orchard, o, Anarxan