咦 [－]

Jyutping ji4
Pinyin yí

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. expression of surprise / disapproval
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. exclamation of surprise
  2. Cangjie Input
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咦 [－]

Jyutping ji2
Pinyin yí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. expression of surprise
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. expression of surprise / disapproval
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 感嘆詞
    驚訝​，​或者​發現​啲​嘢​嘅​時​候​用​嘅​嘆​詞
    used to express surprise or sudden realisation of an event or situation
    • 咦？你個頭做乜搞成噉？
      咦？你个头做乜搞成噉？
      ji2? nei5 go3 tau4 zou6 mat1 gaau2 seng4 gam2?
      Wow, (what a surprise!) Why is your hairstyle like that?
    • 咦，點解會係噉嘅？
      咦，点解会系噉嘅？
      ji2, dim2 gaai2 wui5 hai6 gam2 ge2?
      Hey, why is it like that?
  2. 感嘆詞
    表達​厭惡​，​會​拖長​尾音
    to express one's disgust towards something, same as "ew"; the nuclei of the word (-i) would be extended
    • 噫，咁核突㗎你，當街撩鼻屎……
      噫，咁核突㗎你，当街撩鼻屎……
      ji2, gam3 wat6 dat6 gaa3 nei5, dong1 gaai1 liu1 bei6 si2
      Ew! You are so disgusting, picking your nose in the street...
  3. 感嘆詞
    詐​嬌​嗰​陣​會​用到​嘅​，​同​㖿​一樣
    the interjection which one uses when trying to be cute, especially by talking like a baby girl
    • 噫，好衰㗎，你唔好係咁撩我啦！
      噫，好衰㗎，你唔好系咁撩我啦！
      ji2, hou2 seoi1 gaa3, nei5 m4 hou2 hai6 gam2 liu4 ngo5 laa1!
      Ah, naughty you, stop flirting with me.
  4. 參看
    噫
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    An interjection used to express confusion. huh?
    • 咦，我的鑰匙呢？
      咦，我的钥匙呢？
      yí ， wǒ de yào shi ne ？
      Huh? Where is my key?
    • 咦，他怎麼在這兒？
      咦，他怎么在这儿？
      yí ， tā zěn me zài zhè r5 ？
      Uh, why is he here?
  2. character, Cantonese
    Expression of disgust. ew
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我返嚟喇！咦？有人嚟探我哋呀？
    我返嚟喇！咦？有人嚟探我哋呀？
    ngo5 faan2 lai4 laa3 ！ ji2 ？ jau5 jan4 lai4 taam3 ngo5 dei2 aa3 ？
    • I'm back! Oh? Have we got a guest?
  2. Cantonese
    咦，押韻喎！
    咦，押韵㖞！
    ji2 ， aat3 wan5 wo5 ！
    • Hey, that rhymes!
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    咦！？
    咦！？
    yí ！？
    • What's happening?
    • Yikes!
    • Huh?
  2. Mandarin
    咦，押韻喔！
    咦，押韵喔！
    yí ， yā yùn ō ！
    • Hey, that rhymes!
  3. Mandarin
    “咦，這裏不是之前來過的地方嗎？” “真的，走回來了。好奇怪啊。”
    “咦，这里不是之前来过的地方吗？” “真的，走回来了。好奇怪啊。”
    “ yí ， zhè lǐ bú shi zhī qián lái guò de dì fāng ma ？” “ zhēn de ， zǒu huí lai le 。 hào qí guài a 。”
    • "Wait, isn't this the place we were at a moment ago? " "That's right. We came back. That's strange."
    • "That's funny. Weren't we just here?" "We were. And now we're here again. Weird!"
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你好煩啊！成日喺度咦咿哦哦！
    你好烦啊！成日喺度咦咿哦哦！
    nei5 hou2 faan4 aa3! seng4 jat6 hai2 dou6 ji4 ji1 o4 o4!
    • You are so annoying! You've been saying this and that all the time!
  2. Cantonese
    你咦咿哦哦噉講咩啫？
    你咦咿哦哦噉讲咩啫？
    nei5 ji4 ji1 o4 o4 gam2 gong2 me1 ze1?
    • What are you grumbling about?
  3. Cantonese
    咦？呢隻味我未試過噃。
    咦？呢只味我未试过噃。
    ji2? ni1 zek3 mei6 ngo5 mei6 sik6 gwo3 bo3.
    • Oh? I've never tried this flavour.
  4. Cantonese
    咦？你個頭做乜搞成噉？
    咦？你个头做乜搞成噉？
    ji2? nei5 go3 tau4 zou6 mat1 gaau2 seng4 gam2?
    • Wow, (what a surprise!) Why is your hairstyle like that?
  5. Cantonese
    咦，點解會係噉嘅？
    咦，点解会系噉嘅？
    ji2, dim2 gaai2 wui5 hai6 gam2 ge2?
    • Hey, why is it like that?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    咦，我的鑰匙呢？
    咦，我的钥匙呢？
    yí ， wǒ de yào shi ne ？
    • Huh? Where is my key?
  2. Mandarin
    咦，他怎麼在這兒？
    咦，他怎么在这儿？
    yí ， tā zěn me zài zhè r5 ？
    • Uh, why is he here?
  3. Cantonese
    咦！碟𩠌系嗮你啲口水喇！
    咦！碟𩠌系嗮你啲口水喇！
    ji2! dip6 sung3 hai6 saai3 nei5 di1 hau2 seoi2 laa3!
    • Ew! The dish is covered in your saliva!