欸乃

Chinese

			to be; thus; so to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
simp. and trad. (欸乃)		欸	乃

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ǎinǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄞˇ ㄋㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aai² naai⁵, oi² naai⁵, ai² naai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ǎinǎi [Phonetic: áinǎi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˇ ㄋㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aenae
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aai² naai⁵, oi² naai⁵, ai² naai⁵
  - Yale: áai náaih, ói náaih, ái náaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aai² naai⁵, oi² naai⁵, ai² naai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ai² nai⁵, oi² nai⁵, ei² nai⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /ɑːi̯³⁵ nɑːi̯¹³/, /ɔːi̯³⁵ nɑːi̯¹³/, /ɐi̯³⁵ nɑːi̯¹³/

Noun

欸乃

(literary, onomatopoeic) The creak of an oar while rowing.
(literary, onomatopoeic) The sound of a boatman singing while rowing a boat.
(literary, onomatopoeic) The sound of melodious singing.

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