guai

See also: guài, gùai, guaì, guāi, and guǎi

Italian

Etymology

From guaio, from Proto-Germanic *wai.

Interjection

guai

1. woe!

Noun

guai m pl

1. plural of guaio (“trouble”)

Anagrams

• augi

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Iu Mien

Adjective

guai 

1. clever, smart, intelligent

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Japanese

Romanization

guai

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぐあい

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Mandarin

Romanization

guai

1. Nonstandard spelling of guāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of guǎi.
3. Nonstandard spelling of guài.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin vae (“woe”) or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wai, both from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Interjection

1. (obsolete) woe! (expresses grief)

Synonyms

• ai