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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries哎呀
Pronunciation / Transliteration: āiyā
"哎呀，我犯了一个小错误。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An exclamation used lightly to acknowledge a minor mistake, blunder, or clumsy accident.
"Whoopsie, I dropped my pen on the floor."
- 1
A slight mistake, error, or mishap.
"Making a small whoopsie in the spreadsheet is easily fixed."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed as an affectionate or diminutive extension of the interjection 'whoops', which dates back to the late 19th century. The suffix '-ie' was added to create an informal noun or exclamation typically used to describe minor mistakes or accidents.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whoopsie" is said worldwide
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oups
Transliteration: oups
"Oups, j'ai fait une petite erreur."
Hoppla
Transliteration: hoppla
"Hoppla, das war ein kleiner Fehler."
ops
Transliteration: ops
"Ops, ho fatto un piccolo errore."
ups
Transliteration: ups
"Ups, cometí un pequeño error."
ops
Transliteration: ops
"Ops, cometi um pequeno erro."
अरे
Transliteration: are
"अरे, मुझसे छोटी सी गलती हो गई।"
哎呀
Transliteration: āiyā
"哎呀，我犯了一个小错误。"
이런
Transliteration: ireon
"이런, 작은 실수를 했네요."
っと
Transliteration: otto
"っと、うっかりミスをしてしまった。"
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