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Jyutping ngoi1
Pinyin āi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sorrow; grief; pity
  2. to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. sorrow/grief/pity/to grieve for/to pity/to lament/to condole/mournful/sad

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Jyutping oi1
Pinyin āi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. sorrow/grief/pity/to grieve for/to pity/to lament/to condole/mournful/sad
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    悲痛​;​傷感
    grief; sorrow
    • 悲哀
      悲哀
    • 哀傷
      哀伤
  2. 語素
    追悼​;​懷念​死去​嘅​人
    condolences
    • 哀悼
      哀悼
      to mourn in grief
    • 默哀
      默哀
    • 致哀
      致哀
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to pity; to sympathize
  2. character
    sad; mournful; pitiful; sorrowful
  3. character
    orphaned of one's mother due to her passing
  4. character
    a surname
  5. character
    to lament; to mourn
    • 哀悼
      哀悼
      āi dào
      to lament; to mourn
    • 哀求
      哀求
      āi qiú
      to beg; to implore
  6. character
    grief; sorrow
    • 節哀
      节哀
      jié āi
      to restrain one's grief
  7. character, Hakka
    mother
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. sad, mournful, pitiful
  2. pity
  3. Cangjie Input
    YRHV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #2
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    过了一会儿,小黑兔就坐了下来,脸上的神情十分哀伤。
    過了一會兒,小黑兔就坐了下來,臉上的神情十分哀傷。
    guò le yī huì er , xiǎo hēi tù jiù zuò le xià lai , liǎn shàng de shén qíng shí fēn āi shāng 。
    • After a while, the little black rabbit sat down, and looked very sad.
  2. Mandarin
    昨晚我听见狗在哀嚎。
    昨晚我聽見狗在哀嚎。
    zuó wǎn wǒ tīng jiàn gǒu zài āi háo 。
    • Last night, I heard dogs howling.
  3. Mandarin
    寡妇为她的丈夫哀悼了很久。
    寡婦為她的丈夫哀悼了很久。
    guǎ fu wèi tā de zhàng fu āi dào le hěn jiǔ 。
    • The widow mourned for her husband for a long time.
    • The widow mourned her husband for a long time.
  4. Mandarin
    君子对于飞禽走兽,见到它们活著,便不忍心见到它们死;听到它们哀叫,便不忍心吃它们的肉。
    君子對於飛禽走獸,見到它們活著,便不忍心見到它們死;聽到它們哀叫,便不忍心吃它們的肉。
    jūn zǐ duì yú fēi qín zǒu shòu , jiàn dào tā men huó zhù , biàn bù rěn xīn jiàn dào tā men sǐ ; tīng dào tā men āi jiào , biàn bù rěn xīn chī tā men de ròu 。
    • The superior man is affected towards animals: having seen them alive, he cannot bear to see them die; having heard their cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh.
  5. Mandarin
    她的眼神里充满了悲哀。
    她的眼神裏充滿了悲哀。
    tā de yǎn shén lǐ chōng mǎn le bēi āi 。
    • Her eyes were full of sadness.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好展现你嘅喜怒哀乐。
    唔好展現你嘅喜怒哀樂。
    m4 hou3 zin2 jin6 nei5 ge3 hei2 nou6 oi1 lok6 。
    • Don't let your feelings show.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢啲诗刻画出诗人对于国破家亡嘅深切哀愁。
    呢啲詩刻畫出詩人對於國破家亡嘅深切哀愁。
    ni1 di1 si1 haak1 waak6 ceot1 si1 jan4 deoi3 jyu1 gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 ge3 sam1 cit3 oi1 sau4.
    • These poems illustrate deep sorrow upon the destruction of the poet's country.
  2. Cantonese
    总理病逝,全国下半旗致哀。
    總理病逝,全國下半旗致哀。
    zung2 lei5 beng6 sai6, cyun4 gwok3 haa6 bun3 kei4 zi3 oi1.
    • Because of the Premier's death from an illness, the entire country flew its flags at half-mast.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋今日聚首一堂系为咗哀悼啱啱过咗身嘅婆婆。
    我哋今日聚首一堂係為咗哀悼啱啱過咗身嘅婆婆。
    ngo5 dei6 gam1 jat6 zeoi6 sau2 jat1 tong4 hai6 wai6 zo2 oi1 dou6 ngaam1 ngaam1 gwo3 zo2 san1 ge3 po4 po2.
    • Today we gather to mourn for our late grandmother.
  4. Cantonese
    呢首曲调有令人哀伤嘅感觉。
    呢首曲調有令人哀傷嘅感覺。
    ni1 sau2 kuk1 diu6 jau5 ling6 jan4 oi1 soeng1 ge3 gam2 gok3.
    • This tune makes people feel sad.
  5. Cantonese
    贫贱夫妻百事哀
    貧賤夫妻百事哀
    pan4 zin6 fu1 cai1 baak3 si6 oi1
    • The poor husband and wife have a tough life.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    悲哀
    悲哀
  2. Cantonese
    哀伤
    哀傷
  3. Cantonese
    默哀
    默哀
  4. Cantonese
    致哀
    致哀
  5. Cantonese
    全球冧市无一幸免,成个香港哀鸿遍野。
    全球冧市無一倖免,成個香港哀鴻遍野。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    生之快乐将代替了死之悲哀
    生之快樂將代替了死之悲哀
    shēng zhī kuài yuè jiāng dài tì le sǐ zhī bēi āi
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    哀悼
    哀悼
    āi dào
    • to lament; to mourn
  3. Mandarin
    哀求
    哀求
    āi qiú
    • to beg; to implore
  4. Mandarin
    节哀
    節哀
    jié āi
    • to restrain one's grief
  5. Mandarin
    表示深切哀悼
    表示深切哀悼
    biǎo shì shēn qiè āi dào
    • to express one's deep condolences