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天呀

Mandarin · pinyin tiān ya

Heavens!
My goodness!

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
呀: ya · particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis; (Cant.) slurred form of the number ten

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1–5 · tian1 ya5

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