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Good grief!

HSK 7
āi
ガイ
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 艾 represents the sound.
Components
mouth+ Chinese mugwort =
Good grief!
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
ài Chinese mugwort
artemisia, mugwort
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Notes
Chinese
[āi]
hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
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