Phrase guide
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intj
Phew!, thank goodness; expressing relief, e.g., when an extremely unlucky outcome has been avoided.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Manglish, Singlish
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Teochew 興啊 /兴啊 (hêng1 a7) or Hokkien 幸啊 (hēng--a). By surface analysis, heng (“lucky”) + ah (used for emphasis).
