啊我死了

Chinese

		an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization; to stress; (interj. for surprise); (interj.) oh; (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent); (interj.); ah	I; me	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
trad. (啊我死了)		啊	我	死	了
simp. #(啊我死了)		啊	我	死	了
alternative forms		awsl

Etymology

Unclear. Popularized by fans of Japanese virtual YouTuber Shirakami Fubuki (白上フブキ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): à wǒ sǐ le

  (Zhuyin): ㄚˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄙˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: à wǒ sǐ le [Phonetic: àwósǐle]
    • Zhuyin: ㄚˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄙˇ ˙ㄌㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: à wǒ sǐh le̊
    • Wade–Giles: a⁴ wo³ ssŭ³ lê⁵
    • Yale: à wǒ sž le
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ah woo syy .le
    • Palladius: а во сы лэ (a vo sy lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴ lə⁴/

Phrase

啊我死了

1. (Internet slang, ACG) Ah, [they're/it's so cute that] I'm gonna die

Usage notes

• The form awsl is more common.
• Sometimes taken to mean “I'm so happy that I'm gonna die”.

Further reading

• awsl - 萌娘百科 万物皆可萌的百科全书