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哦

Mandarin · pinyin é#

to chant

Mandarin · pinyin ó#

oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)

Mandarin · pinyin ò#

oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)

Mandarin · pinyin o#

sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy
may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of

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哦: ó · oh? really? is that so?

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2 · e2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngo4 · o2 · o4 · o6

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

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Used to express doubt: oh?; really? (Usage same as that of 𡂿／𫪘 (ōu).)

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Used to express realization or understanding: oh (Usage same as that of 𡂿／𫪘 (ōu).)

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sentence-final particle conveying informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy
sentence-final particle indicating that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of

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(Cantonese) Used to express acknowledgement: okay

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(literary) to recite (poetry); to chant
(Cantonese) to nag

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