chao ôi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːw˧˧ ʔoj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːw˧˧ ʔoj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [caːw˧˧ ʔoj˧˧]

Interjection

chao ôi

  1. (literary, when you have a strong emotion such as regret, pain, sadness, grief, etc.) God; my God; dear God; dear Lord
    Synonym: than ôi