hihi

hihi

See also: hīhī

English

Interjection

hihi

1. Alternative form of hehe

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Chinese

Etymology

From English hi. Originally used in the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haai¹ haai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haai¹ haai¹
    • Yale: hāai hāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haai¹ haai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hai¹ hai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

hihi

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Alternative form of 仆街. (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)

Verb

hi⫽hi (verb-object)

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Alternative form of 仆街.

Adjective

hihi

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Alternative form of 仆街.

Related terms

• hi

See also

• hi auntie
• 向左走向右走

External links

• Hi Hi on The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities in Hong Kong

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Japanese

Romanization

hihi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひひ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ヒヒ

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Maori

Noun

hihi

1. feeler, antenna

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Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhi.hi/
• Hyphenation: hi‧hi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Samoan sisi and Tuvaluan hihi.

Verb

hihi (plural tahihi)

1. (transitive) to hoist
2. (transitive) to hang

Noun

hihi

1. the act of hoisting
2. the act of hanging

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Fijian cici and Tuvaluan sisi.

Noun

hihi

1. a scraper for coconuts

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Samoan sisi, from English cheese.

Noun

hihi

1. cheese

Noun

hihi

1. lower jawbone of a fish

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 317