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誒

简诶 · 繁誒

Mandarin · pinyin ēi#

variant of 欸 ēi

Mandarin · pinyin éi#

variant of 欸 éi

Mandarin · pinyin ěi#

variant of 欸 ěi

Mandarin · pinyin èi#

variant of 欸 èi

Mandarin · pinyin xī#

sigh (to express regret)

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1 · ei1

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e6 · ei6

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

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character · Etymology 1

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 欸 (ê̄, ēi, “an interjection calling attention”)

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 欸 (ế, éi, “an interjection expressing surprise”)

character · Etymology 3

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 欸 (ê̌, ěi, “an interjection expressing disapproval”)

character · Etymology 4

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 欸 (ề, èi, “an interjection expressing agreement or promise”)

character · Etymology 5

E (relating to the E language)

character · Etymology 6

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 兮 (xī, “an exclamatory particle”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) forced smile

character · Etymology 7

(Siyi Yue) Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).

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