tiān​ya

my goodness

  • created sense approved 天呀 · tiān​ya · my goodness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天呀

    tiān​ya

    my goodness

    Used to express surprise or shock, meaning "Heavens!" or "Oh my god!"

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 呀 (bound) → 呀 · ya · ah (particle)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense