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語源

From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).

間投詞

aiya

1. (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Chinese Filipino, Chinese Australian, informal) ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear.

   Synonym: haiya (Malaysia)

   • 2015, Kevin Kwan, chapter 3, in China Rich Girlfriend, Doubleday, →ISBN:

     “I don’t need to hear any idle gossip.”
     “Aiyah, it’s not idle gossip! These are important details I’ve learned just from being around them, and from what Mr. Wong found out—”

   • 2022, Kelly Yang, New From Here, page 23:

     Others think I'm too loud and crazy, like our downstairs neighbor, who shouts "Aiya!" at me and slams his window.

   • 2023 September 8, Devyani Sharma, From Deficit to Dialect: The Evolution of English in India and Singapore, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

     Aiyah, dun ask me why their name all so funny, can or not? You ask me, I ask who?

参考

• aiyoh