hihi
See also: hīhī
English
[edit]Interjection
[edit]hihi
- Alternative form of hehe
Chinese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English hi. Originally used in the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haai1 haai1
- Yale: hāai hāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: haai1 haai1
- Guangdong Romanization: hai1 hai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]hihi
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街 (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)
Verb
[edit]hi⫽hi (verb-object)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街
Adjective
[edit]hihi
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Hi Hi on The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities in Hong Kong
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (compare with Maori whiwhi “to entangle, to wrap around”, Tahitian fifi “chain”)[1] related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (compare with Tongan fifi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”).[2][3]
Verb
[edit]hihi
- to entangle, to intertwine
- to intermingle
- to creep, to spread
Noun
[edit]hihi
References
[edit]- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hihi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 68
- ^ See “fifi.2a”, “fisi” in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011).
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 292-3
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]hihi
Maori
[edit]Noun
[edit]hihi
Tokelauan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Samoan sisi and Tuvaluan hihi.
Verb
[edit]hihi (plural tahihi)
- (transitive) to hoist
- (transitive) to hang
Noun
[edit]hihi
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Fijian cici and Tuvaluan sisi.
Noun
[edit]hihi
Etymology 3
[edit]Borrowed from Samoan sisi, from English cheese.
Noun
[edit]hihi
Etymology 4
[edit]Noun
[edit]hihi
References
[edit]- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 317
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