哇老誒

See also: 哇老诶

Chinese

phonetic
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
 phonetic
trad. (哇老誒) 哇 老 誒
simp. (哇老诶) 哇 老 诶
alternative forms 我老誒／我老诶

Etymology

From Hokkien 我老的 (góa lāu--ê, “my elderly”).

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wà láo ei, wà láo ê
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄟ, ㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄝ

Interjection

哇老誒

  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial) wow; dear me; good heavens; OMG

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: walau eh (Singlish, Malaysian English)
  • → Malay: walao
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