喎 (wāi) - wai — a particle used in Cantonese to & also used in some dialects as an interjection.

喎Tone 1

wāi ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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喎 · wāi

wai — a particle used in Cantonese to indicate a change of state or to soften a statement;

also used in some dialects as an interjection.

wai — a particle used in Cantonese toalso used in some dialects as an interjection.

Usage highlights

Cantonese particlesaid thatgoing toreallyalreadynot

Synonyms

  • 喔— sentence-final particle indicating realization
  • 啊— sentence-final particle for emphasis

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • It's going to rain soon (落雨喎).
  • He said he's not coming (佢話唔嚟喎).
  • This dish is really tasty (呢個餸好食喎).
  • Be careful, it's slippery (小心啲，好滑喎).

Collocations

  • Cantonese particle(喎)
  • said that(話喎)
  • going to(會喎)
  • really(真喎)
  • already(已經喎)
  • not(唔喎)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Cantonese and other southern Chinese dialects as a sentence-final particle.
  • Functions to soften statements or indicate new information to the listener.
  • Reflects the rich system of modal particles in spoken Cantonese.

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