wei

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wei [we³³]ptcl
EN(used with vocatives, interjections and other statements to soften the impact)
中文呀,啊(用于呼格、感叹或表示委婉的语气)

Linguistic detail

DialectCOM
Part of speechptcl

Usage examples

Bba'laq me niel nee, cher me ner wei.
The clothes aren't dirty, so there is no need to wash them.
衣服还不脏,用不着洗呀。
Mil ddeeq nee shel mei, "Eddi wei, eni leel nge kee hee'ail nibal zzeef heq melsei meif."
The eldest daughter said, "Oh father, if only (you) had come to me yesterday and eaten two big bowls of 'liangfen'."
大女儿说:“爸爸呀,昨天你才在我这里吃了两碗凉粉呢。”
Ngeq xi che ddeegvl ddoq me jji dal messaq, mi leel me jji wei.
I've not only never seen this sort of a person before, (I) haven't even heard (of them).
我不但没见过这样的人,连听都没听说过。

Sources

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NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “wei”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/wei (accessed 2026-11-14).