兮兮

Chinese

		(part.)	(part.)
simp. and trad. (兮兮)		兮	兮

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīxī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁴ hai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xīxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    ^edit
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    兮兮
    嘻嘻
    夕夕
    昔昔
    栖栖
    西溪
    西西
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hai⁴ hai⁴
  - Yale: hàih hàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁴ hai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hei⁴ hei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²¹ hɐi̯²¹/

Particle

兮兮

An emphatic particle placed after negative adjectives, often to denote a sense of contempt.

Derived terms

可憐兮兮／可怜兮兮
慘兮兮／惨兮兮

神經兮兮／神经兮兮 (shénjīngxīxī)
髒兮兮／脏兮兮

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