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我的天

Mandarin · pinyin wǒ de tiān

OMG; my goodness

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我: wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial

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3–5–1 · wo3 de5 tian1

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wow; dear me; good heavens; OMG

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