おいおい

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Reduplication of おい.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おいおい (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Interjection

おいおい • (oioi) ^{←おいおい (oioi)^?}

hey (used to get attention)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
追い追い追々追追

Reduplication of 追い.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おいおい (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Adverb

おいおい • (oioi) ^{←おひおひ (ofiofi)^?}

bit by bit, gradually
- 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎:
  
  追(おい)々(おい)ゆるりと話(はな)すつもりだが、
  oioi yururi to hanasu tsumori da ga,
  and saying that he would acquaint me particularly with the school by-and-by,
after a while, in time

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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