replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

hurray!; hurrah!; yippee!

(slang) wow!; also pr. [wa1sei1]

sound of crying

Java (island of Indonesia)

variant of 哇塞[wa1 sai1]

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

Central Java, province of Indonesia

cute; adorable; charming (loanword from Japanese)

variant of 卡哇伊[ka3 wa1 yi1]

wasabi (loanword) (Tw)

wasabi (loanword) (Tw)

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

ancient state located in present-day Java 爪哇[Zhao3 wa1]; (fig.) somewhere remote, inaccessible or obscure

Java (island of Indonesia)

West Java, province of Indonesia

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

(bird species of China) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)

(bird species of China) Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)

(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)