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Expression commonly used by Asian or sub-Asian people to mean "sigh," "oh man...," or "blah"
The expression is also used as a temporary stress reliever during the course of a tense anime episode. Also see: aiya Asian: "Aiyah, white people no getting anything I said."
Non-Asian: "Sorry, but what is 'hiyaa?'" Asian: "DO I LOOK LIKE NINJA TO YOU?! Aiyaahhh" Non-Asian: "I'm sorry but I don't understand." Asian: "You stoopid boy, no more fry rice, aiiyaaa!" "Aiyah, Naruto sucks now." |
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| 2. | aiyah | ||
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Expression used by many Asians, to exclaim frustration, annoyance, or stress, used in particular by people of Malaysia, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Chinese, Taiwanese, and in some extent Thai nationalities, but isn't limited to these nationalities and/or countries. See aiyoh Wei Ling: How come you got 81, Nadya?
Nadya: Stupid mistake lah. Aiyah, what will ma say now? |
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