·wɑ
哇
lenited form of 'a' as an interjection
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesparticle
lenited variant of 'a' after syllables ending in u or ao
informalUsed as a spoken modal particle to soften tone, used after words ending with /u/ or /ao/ sounds.
Cái才
jǐ几
tiān天
gōng功
fu夫
wa哇
，
mài麦
zi子
jiù就
zhǎng长
guò过
le了
xī膝
gài盖
。
Just a few days, and the wheat is already taller than my knees.
Nǐ你
hǎo好
wa哇
？
Hello there?
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Zhè这
xī西
guā瓜
kě可
tián甜
wa哇
！
This watermelon is so sweet!
Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
cái才
lái来
wa哇
？
Why did you only show up now?
Zhè这
shì事
er儿
kě可
tài太
yǒu有
yì意
si思
wa哇
！
This is so interesting!