哇 [－]

Jyutping waa1
Pinyin wa

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. replaces 啊a [啊] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"/the sound of crying or vomiting
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 擬聲詞
    大​聲​嘅​喊​聲
    sound of crying
    • 我妹妹喺度哇哇噉叫。
      我妹妹喺度哇哇噉叫。
      ngo5 mui4 mui2 hai2 dou6 waa1 waa1 gam2 giu3
      My sister is crying loudly.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Interjection indicating surprise or amazement: wow!, gee
    (syn.) 哗, 嘩
    • 哇！你的樣子太酷了！
      哇！你的样子太酷了！
      wā ！ nǐ de yàng zi tài kù le ！
      Wow! You look terrific!
  2. character, onomatopoeic
    sound of vomiting
  3. character, Classical-Chinese
    to vomit
  4. character, onomatopoeic
    sound of crying
  5. character
    Sentence-final particle: Equivalent of 啊 (a). Only used after words ending in -u, -ao.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. vomit
  2. cry of an infant
  3. Cangjie Input
    RGG
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #834
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #222

哇 [－]

Jyutping waa1
Pinyin wā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Wow!
  2. sound of a child's crying
  3. sound of vomiting
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Interjection indicating surprise or amazement: wow!, gee
    (syn.) 哗, 嘩
    • 哇！你的樣子太酷了！
      哇！你的样子太酷了！
      wā ！ nǐ de yàng zi tài kù le ！
      Wow! You look terrific!
  2. character, onomatopoeic
    sound of vomiting
  3. character, Classical-Chinese
    to vomit
  4. character, onomatopoeic
    sound of crying
  5. character
    Sentence-final particle: Equivalent of 啊 (a). Only used after words ending in -u, -ao.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    哇！真便宜啊！
    哇！真便宜啊！
    wa ！ zhēn biàn yí a ！
    • Wow! That's cheap!
  2. Mandarin
    哇，好冷！
    哇，好冷！
    wa ， hǎo lěng ！
    • Wow, so cold!
    • Brr – it's cold!
  3. Mandarin
    哇! 好久不见了。
    哇! 好久不見了。
    wa ! hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn le 。
    • Wow! It's been a long time.
  4. Mandarin
    好哇！
    好哇！
    hǎo wā ！
    • Hooray!
    • Hurray!
  5. Mandarin
    哇、你在干什么啊？
    哇、你在幹什麼啊？
    wa 、 nǐ zài gàn shén me a ？
    • Wow, what are you doing?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    哇！
    哇！
    waa1 ！
    • Wow!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    哇屌，今日恒指跌咗 8% 呀！
    哇屌，今日恒指跌咗 8% 呀！
    waa3 diu2, gam1 jat6 hang4 zi2 dit3 zo2 baat3 pat6 sen1 aa3!
    • Shit, the Hang Seng Index dropped by a whopping 8% today!
  2. Cantonese
    哇，佢点揸车㗎？过线唔打灯都有嘅？
    哇，佢點揸車㗎？過線唔打燈都有嘅？
    waa3, keoi5 dim2 zaa1 ce1 gaa3? gwo3 sin3 m4 daa2 dang1 dou1 jau5 ge2?
    • Where the hell did he learn to drive? He changed lanes without signalling!
  3. Cantonese
    我妹妹喺度哇哇噉叫。
    我妹妹喺度哇哇噉叫。
    ngo5 mui4 mui2 hai2 dou6 waa1 waa1 gam2 giu3
    • My sister is crying loudly.
  4. Cantonese
    哇，你十月先开学，咪可以去多次旅行啰？
    哇，你十月先開學，咪可以去多次旅行囉？
    waa3, nei5 sap6 jyut6 sin1 hoi1 hok6, mai6 ho2 ji5 heoi3 do1 ci3 leoi5 hang4 lo1?
    • Whoa! Your next semester starts in October? Maybe there's still time for another trip?
  5. Cantonese
    哇，只公仔好打耳呀！
    哇，隻公仔好打耳呀！
    waa1, zek3 gung1 zai2 hou2 daa2 ji5 aa3!
    • Wow, this doll is so cute!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    哇！你的样子太酷了！
    哇！你的樣子太酷了！
    wā ！ nǐ de yàng zi tài kù le ！
    • Wow! You look terrific!
  2. Mandarin
    好哇，你敢跟我玩儿阴的！
    好哇，你敢跟我玩兒陰的！
    hǎo wa ， nǐ gǎn gēn wǒ wán r5 yīn de ！
    • Fine, you dare play dirty with me!
  3. Mandarin
    你们可真是不知道，这小两口哇，真是好事多磨。能够挨到今天订婚，真是不容易。简直是过五关斩六将啊。
    你們可真是不知道，這小兩口哇，真是好事多磨。能夠捱到今天訂婚，真是不容易。簡直是過五關斬六將啊。
    nǐ men kě zhēn shì bù zhī dào ， zhè xiǎo liǎng kǒu wa ， zhēn shì hǎo shì duō mó ． néng gòu ái dào jīn tiān dìng hūn ， zhēn shì bù róng yì ． jiǎn zhí shì guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng a ．
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    哇，雨停了！咱们出去玩吧！
    哇，雨停了！咱們出去玩吧！
    wa ， yǔ tíng le ！ zán men chū qù wán ba ！
    • Wow, the rain stopped! Let's go out and play!
  5. Mandarin
    好哇，你小子也在这儿！
    好哇，你小子也在這兒！
    hǎo wa ， nǐ xiǎo zi yě zài zhè r5 ！
    • X