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喂

Mandarin · pinyin wéi#

hello (when answering the phone)

Mandarin · pinyin wèi#

hey
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

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喂: wèi · interjection to call attention

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2 · wei2

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wai2 · wai3 · wai6

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character · Etymology 1

(used to call attention) Hey!

intj · Etymology 1

hello?; yes? (greeting, used when responding to a call, such as a phone call)
(dated) Response when spoken to directly face-to-face: yes?

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