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2nd tone: 欸 (éi) "huh?"
2nd tone: 欸 (éi) "huh?"
3rd tone: 欸 (ěi) (of an authority figure to an underling) "what is it that do you think you're doing?"
3rd tone: 欸 (ěi) (of an authority figure to an underling) "what is it that do you think you're doing?"
4th tone: 欸 (èi) "hey!"
4th tone: 欸 (èi) "hey!"


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===在意===
===在意===
vs. 在乎:
vs. 在乎:
在意 means to mind something (it affects one's emotions)
在意 means to mind something (it affects one's emotions)
在乎 means to think something is important
在乎 means to think something is important


The difference is clearer in the negative:
The difference is clearer in the negative:
不在意 means to be unaffected by, or to not mind something
不在意 means to be unaffected by, or to not mind something
不在乎 means to not care about something
不在乎 means to not care about something