嘻哈
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Chinese
| laugh; giggle | onomatopoeic representation of laughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (嘻哈) |
嘻 | 哈 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English hip hop. Both 嘻 (xī) and 哈 (hā) are interjections of grief or surprise; compare 嘻嘻哈哈 (xīxīhāhā).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄏㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siha
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-ha1
- Yale: syī-hā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiha
- Palladius: сиха (sixa)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ xä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hei1 haa1
- Yale: hēi hā
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei1 haa1
- Guangdong Romanization: héi1 ha1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hei̯⁵⁵ haː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
嘻哈