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喔

Mandarin · pinyin ō#

(interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate realization, understanding)

Mandarin · pinyin o#

(Tw) (sentence-final particle) (used to convey a friendly tone when giving an admonition or correcting sb etc)

Mandarin · pinyin wō#

(onom.) cry of a rooster (usu. reduplicated)
Taiwan pr. wò

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喔: ō · descriptive of crying or of crowing

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1 · o1

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ak1 · o1 · o2 · ok1

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character · Etymology 1

the sound of a chicken: cluck

intj · Etymology 2

Particle conveying realization or surprise.

intj · Etymology 3

(Taiwanese Hokkien) Emphatic final particle used to make requests

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