哎呀妈呀

哎呀媽呀

āiyāmāya

interjection

Meanings

1 oh my!
2 oh my goodness!
3 good heavens!

Characters

(interjection) hey; ouch

(exclamatory particle)

(exclamatory particle)

Examples

哎呀妈呀，你吓死我了！

Āiyāmāya, nǐ xiàsǐ wǒ le!

Oh my goodness, you scared me to death!

哎呀妈呀，这么贵啊？

Āiyāmāya, zhème guì a?

Oh my, it's that expensive?

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Strongly associated with Northeastern (东北) dialect and often used for comedic effect, made famous by 小品 (comedy sketch) performers like 赵本山. Stacks 哎呀 and 妈呀 for extra dramatic emphasis.

Stroke Order

哎 āi

呀 ya

妈 mā