Italian

Interjection

guai

1. woe!

Noun

guai m

1. plural of guaio

Anagrams

• augi

Japanese

Romanization

guai

1. rōmaji reading of ぐあい

Mandarin

Romanization

guai

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

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vae ‎(“woe”) or Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 ‎(wai, “woe”), from Proto-Germanic *wai, both from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Interjection

guai

1. (obsolete) woe! (expresses grief)

Synonyms

• ai