허허

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heoheo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heoheo
McCune–Reischauer?hŏhŏ
Yale Romanization?hehe

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 허허 (heoheo)
Yang-form 하하 (haha)

허허 (heoheo)

  1. (onomatopoeia, of an older person) ha-ha; while laughing
    할아버지께서 허허 웃으셨다.
    harabeoji-kkeseo-neun heoheo useusyeotda.
    The grandfather laughed, "ha-ha".
  2. (of an older person) alas; an expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval.

Usage notes

Like a number of ideophonic adverbs, 허허 (heoheo) can be used in isolation as an interjection.