yā
呀 (yā) is a Chinese word meaning “ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking”.
Meanings
- 1ah (used to express surprise)
- 2(onom.) creaking
Related words
呀(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)哎呀interjection of wonder, shock or admiration啊呀interjection of surprise吱呀(onom.) creaking咿呀学语(of a baby) to babble天呀Heavens!欧咪呀给(Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (loanword from Japanese "omiyage")呀诺达Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan吽呀variant of 吽牙[ou2 ya2]呀呀学语see 咿呀學語|咿呀学语[yi1 ya1 xue2 yu3]