<p>It is Mandarin phonetic symbols commonly used in Taiwan.</p>

<p>See:</p>

<ol>
<li><p><a href="http://lib.ctcn.edu.tw/chtdict/zhuyin_2.aspx?ZhuYin=%E3%84%A8%E3%84%9E&amp;TopZhuYin=%E3%84%A8" rel="nofollow">http://lib.ctcn.edu.tw/chtdict/zhuyin_2.aspx?ZhuYin=%E3%84%A8%E3%84%9E&amp;TopZhuYin=%E3%84%A8</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Phonetic_Symbols_II#Finals" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Phonetic_Symbols_II#Finals</a></p></li>
</ol>

<p>When printed on tee-shirt in this way, I think it means something naughty, happy and enjoyable.  See <a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/zh-hant/%E7%88%BD%E6%AD%AA%E6%AD%AA" rel="nofollow">https://zh.wiktionary.org/zh-hant/%E7%88%BD%E6%AD%AA%E6%AD%AA</a></p>

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2016-07-07T00:11:48.730Z
2016-07-07T00:11:48.730Z
Henry HO
<p>I think it means "WHY?", as a joke. Maybe...</p>

<p><strong>ㄨㄞ</strong> not, right?</p>

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2016-07-07T01:53:02.667Z
2016-07-07T01:53:02.667Z
sazarando
<p>I have this on a shirt and cannot find out what it means. My findings are that it is bopomofo/zhuyin phonetic for "Wai1". The only translations I found were "lop-sided" which doesn't seem to make any sense, and "awesome power" which seems to make more sense for a shirt but this is a Cantonese translation and apparently bopomofo is not commonly used for Cantonese. Anyone know?</p>

<p>This is how it appears on the shirt:</p>

<p>ㄨ<br>
ㄞ</p>

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2016-07-06T20:17:01.863Z
Isn't ㄨㄞ 'wai1'?
imrek
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2016-07-07T07:20:32.497Z
Any chance that there is one more character above that? ㄉㄨㄞ?
sazarando
<meaning>
What does this translate to? ㄨㄞ
# What does this translate to? ㄨㄞ

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-06)

I have this on a shirt and cannot find out what it means. My findings are that it is bopomofo/zhuyin phonetic for "Wai1". The only translations I found were "lop-sided" which doesn't seem to make any sense, and "awesome power" which seems to make more sense for a shirt but this is a Cantonese translation and apparently bopomofo is not commonly used for Cantonese. Anyone know?

This is how it appears on the shirt:

ㄨ  
ㄞ

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Isn't ㄨㄞ 'wai1'?  
> **username_2**: Any chance that there is one more character above that? ㄉㄨㄞ?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-07-07. Score: 1

It is Mandarin phonetic symbols commonly used in Taiwan.

See:

1. <http://lib.ctcn.edu.tw/chtdict/zhuyin_2.aspx?ZhuYin=%E3%84%A8%E3%84%9E&TopZhuYin=%E3%84%A8>
2. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Phonetic_Symbols_II#Finals>

When printed on tee-shirt in this way, I think it means something naughty, happy and enjoyable. See <https://zh.wiktionary.org/zh-hant/%E7%88%BD%E6%AD%AA%E6%AD%AA>


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-07-07. Score: 1

I think it means "WHY?", as a joke. Maybe...

**ㄨㄞ** not, right?


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