意思意思

Chinese

		meaning; interest; fun	meaning; interest; fun
simp. and trad. (意思意思)		意思	意思

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìsi yìsi

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄧˋ ˙ㄙ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìsi yìsi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih.sy yih.sy
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ sz̩¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/

Verb

意思意思

(colloquial) to bring or buy a gift as courtesy, as a token of appreciation or as ritual

意思意思就行了。 ― Yìsiyìsi jiù xíng le. ― It's the thought that counts. [i.e. (We or you) don't need to bring anything too expensive.]

那種躲都躲不掉的婚禮，意思意思給點算了。 [MSC, trad.]
那种躲都躲不掉的婚礼，意思意思给点算了。 [MSC, simp.]
Nàzhǒng duǒ dōu duǒbùdiào de hūnlǐ, yìsiyìsi gěi diǎn suàn le. [Pinyin]
For the weddings I don't want to go to but have to, I'll bring (red envelopes with just enough money) as courtesy.

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