허허
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hʌ̹ɦʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [허허]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | heoheo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | heoheo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hŏhŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | hehe |
Ideophone
| Yin-form | 허허 (heoheo) |
|---|---|
| Yang-form | 하하 (haha) |
허허 • (heoheo)
- (onomatopoeia, of an older person) ha-ha; while laughing
- 할아버지께서는 허허 웃으셨다.
- harabeoji-kkeseo-neun heoheo useusyeotda.
- The grandfather laughed, "ha-ha".
- (of an older person) alas; an interjection of grief or prohibition
Usage notes
Like a number of ideophonic adverbs, 허허 (heoheo) can be used in isolation as an interjection.