哇

wa

HSK 2.0 Level 6 Very common

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哇

wā Onomatopoeia Wow!; sound of a child's crying

哇

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

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

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13274606)

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Words Containing 哇

• 中爪哇 中爪哇 zhōng zhǎo wā: Central Java, province of Indonesia
• 卡哇伊 卡哇伊 kǎ wā yī: cute
• 哇哇 哇哇 wā wā: sound of crying
• 哇噻 哇噻 wā sāi: see 哇塞[wā sāi]
• 哇塞 哇塞 wā sāi: (slang) wow!
• 哇靠 哇靠 wā kào: (lit.) I cry!; Oh, bosh!; Shoot! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu])
• 好哇 好哇 hǎo wā: hurray!
• 松巴哇 松巴哇 sōng bā wā: Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java
• 松巴哇岛 松巴哇岛 sōng bā wā dǎo: Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java
• 爪哇 爪哇 zhǎo wā: Java (island of Indonesia)
• 爪哇八哥 爪哇八哥 zhǎo wā bā gē: (bird species of China) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
• 爪哇岛 爪哇岛 zhǎo wā dǎo: Java (island of Indonesia)
• 爪哇池鹭 爪哇池鹭 zhǎo wā chí lù: (bird species of China) Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)
• 爪哇禾雀 爪哇禾雀 zhǎo wā hé què: (bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
• 西爪哇 西爪哇 xī zhǎo wā: West Java, province of Indonesia