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Usage of the character 呀

ya
[呀]
  • (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
[呀]
  • ah (used to express surprise)
  • (onom.) creaking
zhīyā
吱呀
[吱呀]
  • (onom.) creaking
āyā
啊呀
[啊呀]
  • interjection of surprise
  • Oh my!
tiānya
天呀
[天呀]
  • Heavens!
  • My goodness!
óuyá
吽呀
[吽呀]
  • variant of 吽牙 (óuyá)
āiyā
哎呀
[哎呀]
  • interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
Yānuòdá
呀诺达
[呀諾達]
  • Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan
yāyāxuéyǔ
呀呀学语
[呀呀學語]
  • see 咿呀學語/咿呀学语 (yīyā-xuéyǔ)
yīyāxuéyǔ
咿呀学语
[咿呀學語]
  • (of a baby) to babble
ōumīyāgěi
欧咪呀给
[歐咪呀給]
  • (Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (loanword from Japanese "omiyage")