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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries哎呀
Pronunciation / Transliteration: āiyā
"哎呀，我不小心把水洒了。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An informal expression used to acknowledge a minor mistake, accident, or clumsy movement in a lighthearted or affectionate manner.
"Oopsie, I dropped my pencil on the floor."
- 1
A minor error, slip, or mishap.
"That calculation error was just a little oopsie in the report."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the standard English interjection 'oops', which emerged in the early 20th century as an instinctive vocalization made upon committing a minor blunder or losing balance. The diminutive suffix '-ie' was later appended to create a more playful, endearing, or childish term for a trivial mistake.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oopsie" is said worldwide
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oups
Transliteration: /ups/
"Oups, j'ai fait une petite erreur."
hoppla
Transliteration: /ˈhɔpla/
"Hoppla, da ist mir etwas heruntergefallen."
ops
Transliteration: /ɔps/
"Ops, ho fatto cadere il bicchiere."
ups
Transliteration: /ups/
"Ups, cometí un pequeño error."
opa
Transliteration: /ˈɔ.pɐ/
"Opa, deixei cair a chave."
अरे
Transliteration: are
"अरे, मुझसे छोटी सी गलती हो गई।"
哎呀
Transliteration: āiyā
"哎呀，我不小心把水洒了。"
이런
Transliteration: ireon
"이런, 실수를 했네요."
っと
Transliteration: otto
"っと、落としてしまった。"
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