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Jyutping aa1 aa1
Pinyin ā yā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. interjection of surprise
  2. Oh my!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. intj
    oh my (expressing surprise)
  2. intj
    oh dear (expressing resentment, dissatisfaction, or embarrassment)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    啊呀,我搞错了。
    啊呀,我搞錯了。
    ā yā , wǒ gǎo cuò le 。
    • Damn, I was wrong.
  2. Mandarin
    啊呀……我是年轻,可这错儿犯得太蠢了!
    啊呀……我是年輕,可這錯兒犯得太蠢了!
    ā yā …… wǒ shì nián qīng , kě zhè cuò ér fàn dé tài chǔn le !
    • Ahh ... well I was young but what a stupid mistake.
  3. Mandarin
    啊呀,马路是他家开的吗?
    啊呀,馬路是他家開的嗎?
    ā yā , mǎ lù shì tā jiā kāi de ma ?
    • What the hell? That guy got his license from a cereal box!