天呐
tiānnàTraditional: 天吶
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Translation
oh my goodness, good heavens, oh my god
Word origin
A combination of 天 (tiān, sky, heaven) and the exclamatory particle 呐 (nà), an emphatic mouth-radical variant used to voice surprise or dismay.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 天 (tiān, heaven) + 呐 (nà, exclamatory particle)
Stroke order
天
呐
Examples
，？
Good heavens, how did you get hurt?
，！
Oh my goodness, this is far too expensive!
，。
Oh my god, I have left my keys at home.
，雨。
Good heavens, it is raining so heavily outside.
，。
Oh my goodness, he actually won the match.
天呐 (tiān nà) is an exclamation of surprise or dismay, much like oh my goodness or good heavens in English. It is a colloquial variant of 天啊 and is heard constantly in casual speech.
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