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Pronunciation / Transliteration: biae
"그의 목소리에는 깊은 비애가 묻어났다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An exclamation expressing sorrow, distress, or profound grief.
"Wo is me, for my endeavors have come to naught."
- 1
Great sorrow, distress, or trouble.
"The history of the region is filled with endless tales of wo and suffering."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'wo' or 'woh', stemming from Old English 'wā', an exclamation of sorrow, grief, or lamentation. Over centuries, its spelling and phonetic usage evolved in parallel with 'woe', eventually stabilizing as an alternative spelling or specific stylistic variation used in literature, regional dialects, and modern informal communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wo" is said worldwide
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malheur
Transliteration: /ma.lœʁ/
"Quel malheur de perdre ses clés."
Wehe
Transliteration: /ˈveːə/
"Wehe dem, der dies bricht."
dolore
Transliteration: /doˈlo.re/
"Il suo cuore era pieno di dolore."
dolor
Transliteration: /doˈloɾ/
"Sintió un gran dolor en el alma."
mágoa
Transliteration: /ˈma.ɡwɐ/
"Ela guardava muita mágoa no coração."
दुख
Transliteration: dukh
"उसकी आँखों में गहरा दुख था।"
悲哀
Transliteration: bēi āi
"这是一个巨大的悲哀。"
비애
Transliteration: biae
"그의 목소리에는 깊은 비애가 묻어났다."
悲哀
Transliteration: hiai
"彼の表情には深い悲哀があった。"
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