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喲

简哟 · 繁喲

Mandarin · pinyin yō#

Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise)
also pr. yāo

Mandarin · pinyin yo#

(sentence-final particle expressing exhortation)
(syllable filler in a song)

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喲: Look up this written character
哟: yō · ah, final particle

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jo1

Cantonese word readings for 喲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character

An interjection used when surprised.

character

A particle used at the end of phrases where there is a pause.

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