欸 ǎi

1. ǎi interjection sigh; an exclamatory sound
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Also pronounced āi (Guoyu '欸' ǎi v 2; Kroll 2015 '欸' 1; Mathews 1931 '欸' p. 2)
2. ǎi verb to loudly denouce
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '欸' ǎi v 1)
3. ǎi onomatopoeia sound of oars
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Same as 欸乃 (Guoyu '欸' ǎi onomatopoeia; Kroll 2015 '欸' ǎi 2; Mathews 1931 '欸' p. 2)
4. èi interjection ok
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Expressing agreement or a promise (Guoyu '欸' èi interjection; Kroll 2015 '欸' ǎi 1)
5. āi interjection sigh; an exclamatory sound
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Also pronounced āi (Kroll 2015 '欸' āi 1; Unihan '欸')

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蟋蟀欸 、 欸乃

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