[te] hia
1. I'm surprised, it's surprising, fancy that, I'm amazed - an idiom to express surprise that something was achieved despite the difficulty of the task.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 235-236;)
Te hia reka o te kai nei! (W 1971:48). / How delicious this food is! (W 1971:48).
Te hia oti i a ia te mahi (HKK 1999:127). / I'm amazed that she's finished the work.
Tō hia kite kē mai i te mea moroiti nei. / I'm surprised you can see this minute thing.
