吔 (yē) — (onomatopoeia) used to convey surprise, amazement, or a sigh
Definition
A casual interjection (not a real noun) used to show surprise, a sudden realization, or a light sigh — like 'wow', 'oh!', or 'ah'.
onomatopoeia
used to convey surpriseamazementor a sigh
Easily confused
- 地delook-alike(particle) structural particle for forming adverbials; -ly
- 耶yēsound-alike(phonetic character) used in transliterations for the 'ye' sound, especially in 耶路撒冷 (Jerusalem) and 耶稣 (Jesus)
- 池chílook-alikepool, pond
- 噎yēsound-aliketo choke (on food or drink)
- 他tālook-alikehe; him
- 椰yēsound-alikecoconut (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 吔!?yē! Nǐ zěn me lái le?What! How did you come?
- 吔,。yē, Yuán lái shì zhè yàng.Ah, so that's how it is.
- 吔,。yē, Zhēn lìng rén yì xiǎng bú dào.Wow, it's really unexpected.
Origin
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