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The character "唷" is structured as a phono-semantic compound, incorporating the mouth radical (口) to denote its association with vocal sounds and the component "育" to suggest its pronunciation, though the modern reading diverges from this phonetic cue. Its etymology points to a creation for representing an interjectional sound in writing, and it has been used primarily to express exclamations such as surprise or pain, with no substantial shifts in its core meaning over time. The components remain integral to the character's composition, reflecting its function within the language.
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他哎唷地叫了。
哎唷，我忘了带钥匙。
喔唷，这么贵呀！
她看到虫子时哎唷了一声。
孩子摔倒了，哎唷哎唷地哭。
听到这个消息，他喔唷了一下。
哎唷，你可别说，这事真奇怪。
他一边揉着膝盖，一边哎唷哎唷地抱怨着。