哎呀媽呀
Chinese
| Mamma mia; a mild expression of surprise. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (哎呀媽呀) | 哎呀 | 媽呀 | |
| simp. (哎呀妈呀) | 哎呀 | 妈呀 | |
| alternative forms | 唉呀媽呀／唉呀妈呀 哎媽呀／哎妈呀 哎媽／哎妈 艾瑪／艾玛 啊喲媽呀／啊哟妈呀 | ||
| Literally: “aiya mom”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: āiya māya
- Zhuyin: ㄞ ˙ㄧㄚ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: aiyå mayå
- Wade–Giles: ai1-ya5 ma1-ya5
- Yale: āi-ya mā-ya
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ai.ia mha.ia
- Palladius: айя мая (ajja maja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä² mä⁵⁵ jä²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Interjection
哎呀媽呀
- (colloquial, slang) mamma mia; oh my goodness; oh my god; heavens; oh my