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wa replaces 啊[a] when following the vowel \u\ or \ao\ wā Wow!; sound of a child's crying 3 definitions

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  1. 1. replaces 啊[a] when following the vowel \u\ or \ao\

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Words Containing 哇

中爪哇
zhōng zhǎo wā

Central Java, province of Indonesia

卡哇伊
kǎ wā yī

cute

哇哇
wā wā

sound of crying

哇噻
wā sāi

see 哇塞[wā sāi]

哇塞
wā sāi

(slang) wow!

哇靠
wā kào

(lit.) I cry!; Oh, bosh!; Shoot! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu])

好哇
hǎo wā

hurray!

松巴哇
sōng bā wā

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

松巴哇岛
sōng bā wā dǎo

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

爪哇
zhǎo wā

Java (island of Indonesia)

爪哇八哥
zhǎo wā bā gē

(bird species of China) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)

爪哇岛
zhǎo wā dǎo

Java (island of Indonesia)

爪哇池鹭
zhǎo wā chí lù

(bird species of China) Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)

爪哇禾雀
zhǎo wā hé què

(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)

西爪哇
xī zhǎo wā

West Java, province of Indonesia

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