Chinese word dictionary

哇靠

wā kào · (Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu], "I cry!")

Practice word

Word information

Simplified哇靠

Traditional哇靠

Pinyinwā kào

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

哇wa

to vomit; an infant's cry

靠kào

nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust

How to learn 哇靠

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Words with the same characters

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靠kào

to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

靠近kàojìn

to be close to; to approach; to draw near

可靠kěkào

reliable

依靠yīkào

to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on

哇wā

Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting

靠拢kàolǒng

to draw close to