哇老誒

See also: 哇老诶

Chinese

		sound of child's crying	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (哇老誒)		哇	老	誒
simp. (哇老诶)		哇	老	诶
alternative forms		我老誒／我老诶

Etymology

From Hokkien 我老的 (góa lāu--ê, “my elderly”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wà láo ei

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄟ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wà láo ei
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wà láo e̊i
  - Wade–Giles: wa⁴ lao² ei⁵
  - Yale: wà láu ei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wah lau .ei
  - Palladius: ва лао эй (va lao ej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀeɪ̯³/

Interjection

哇老誒

(Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial) wow; dear me; good heavens; OMG

Synonyms

喔麥尬／喔麦尬 (ōmàigà) (chiefly Taiwan, slang)
天哪 (tiān na)
天啊 (tiān a)
好家伙 (hǎojiāhuo)
媽呀／妈呀 (māya)
我父 (Teochew)
我的天 (wǒ de tiān)
我的天啊 (wǒ de tiān a)
我的媽呀／我的妈呀 (wǒdemāya)
我空 (Philippine Hokkien)
我苦 (Hokkien)
我迸 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
皇天 (Wenzhounese)
阿姆哀 (Hakka)

Descendants

→ English: walau eh
→ Malay: walao

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